Posted on 02/02/2025 5:28:06 AM PST by Libloather
Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia resumed Tuesday after a diplomatic dispute.
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Migrants Arrive in Colombia
Two Colombian Air Force planes landed in Bogota Tuesday with over 200 migrants. Petro greeted them with a message on X, calling them "free" and in "a country that loves them." Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo confirmed that none of the deported individuals had criminal records in the U.S. or Colombia.
Conditions on US Deportation Flights
Migrants returning on the U.S. flights described inhumane conditions, including being shackled during transport. José Montaña, a migrant from Medellín, recalled the shackling: "We were shackled from our feet, our ankles to our hips, like criminals." He also noted that some women were shackled in front of their children. Carlos Gómez, a migrant from Barranquilla, shared a similar story, describing his journey from Colombia to the U.S. as a failed pursuit of the "American dream."
Trump Defends Shackling
Trump defended the use of restraints, saying it was necessary for security. Colombian officials rejected his assertions, stating that the deportees did not have criminal backgrounds. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized that violent offenders should be prioritized for deportation, but clarified that migrants who entered the U.S. illegally would also be targeted for removal.
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BS, if you’re in the US illegally you are a criminal.
Neither Newsweek nor the illegals get it.
Well, Jose', you ARE criminals.
Well, let Columbia come and collect their people. Heck, they can fly naked for all I care. Just go.
The criminals’ defense is that they are not criminals.
Clever!
80 Colombians and a hand full of crew. Yes, they must be restrained, else you end up with Con Air.
Wrongo, amigo!
Exactly!
They never do.
If they are not illegal immigrant criminals, then, why are we kicking them out? They will lose this argument, except, with the left, in this country.
There is no American dream without secure borders. If he wanted the American dream he could have applied for citizenship.
Hopefully, they have learned their lesson.
Yes, you are.
Yeah, you are.
Looters.
my priority is the safety of the pilot and the crew
everyone else can shut up and enjoy the free flight
AMF!!!!
A-Dee-Oaz, muchachos.
What part of the word ILLEGAL ALIEN do they not still get?
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