Move follows an attack on the cabinet by President Petro live on TV as ministers criticise appointment of aide.
The clash between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump over deportations could have major political and economic consequences.
Humiliation. Desperation. Anger. Hear from some of the undocumented Latin American immigrants deported from the US.
Can Gustavo Petro survive Colombia’s growing political challenges?
Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes ‘free and dignified’ deportees, stressing that migrants are not criminals.
The Mexican president announced more than 4,000 people were sent to her country during Trump’s first week in office.
Furious row defused after US President Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions over migration.
Donald Trump threatened US tariffs on imports from Colombia after Bogota initially refused deportation flights.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro had vowed to refuse deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed ‘dignified treatment’.
Violence between armed groups in the Catatumbo region has displaced more than 32,000 people, rights groups estimate.
Thousands have escaped a sudden outbreak of drug-related violence between two armed groups in northeastern Colombia.
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Government sends troops into coca-rich northeast Catatumbo region in bid to quell hostilities among rebel groups.
Attacks by rebel ELN fighters in the Catatumbo region have forced thousands of people to flee the area.
Move comes in response to ELN attacks in country’s northeast, which President Gustavo Petro describes as war crimes.
