MIAMI -- Long lines formed at Miami International Airport this week as travelers arriving from Colombia reported being stuck in a single line regardless of their citizenship status. Cell phone video circulating online from Tuesday night shows a sea of people waiting in line.
The Trump administration had added extra inspections for passengers from Colombia as part of a pressure campaign. The effects lingered into Wednesday.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked President Donald Trump to sit down with him and talk things over a glass of whiskey, called him an outright racist in rambling social media posts and pledged to never yield to Washington’s pressure even if the economic sanctions being threatened led to his overthrow.
Colombia has denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense Department. The flights, carried out on U.S. military C-17 aircraft, were carrying about 80 Colombian migrants each and had departed from California, the defense official told NBC News.
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South Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of people with roots in Colombia, according to federal government data, underscoring the longstanding and deep ties between the region and the South American country.
The delays come amid rising diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Colombia. On Sunday, former President Donald Trump called for import tariffs and other penalties against Colombia after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied entry to deported migrants. Colombia responded by imposing tariffs on U.S. goods.
Omar Ambuila’s surprise plea to one count of conspiring to commit money laundering came on the second day of his trial in federal court in Tampa.