Bogota, Jan. 29 -- Two Colombian Aerospace Force planes with migrants deported from the United States landed Tuesday in the country's capital Bogota, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed.
The Colombian nationals were picked up in Houston, Texas, and San Diego, California, on the instructions of Petro.
"They are Colombians, they are free and dignified and they are in their homeland where they are loved. The migrant is not a criminal, he is a human being who wants to work and progress," Petro posted on the social platform X, along with photos of the Colombian nationals walking out of planes.
Petro on Sunday denied entry of U.S. military aircraft carrying the deportees, saying they were being treated like criminals. The move spark...