The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft from San Diego carrying deported migrants.
This restaurant's signature dish is called the Bandeja Paisa. It is popular in Columbia and the restaurant orders the sausage directly from the country.
Daniel Oquendo, 33, remembers well the first words US border agents told him after he crossed the US-Mexico border on January 20.
But romantics may spared from becoming victims of a trade dispute. The White House declared victory on Sunday, saying that Colombia had reversed itself and agreed to allow the flights to land, backing down just hours after Trump threatened to impose visa restrictions in addition to the steep tariffs on its longtime ally in South America.
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The diplomatic drama that began over the weekend provided clues on how Trump would deal with countries standing in the way of his immigration policies.
The Colombian air force has flown deportees from San Diego to Bogota, marking a resolution in a dispute between the U.S. and Colombia over deportation flights. The agreement, achieved through diplomatic negotiations,
ICE arrested 969 migrants across the nation on Monday, including two violent Tren de Aragua gang members, a convicted murderer, child sex abusers, and a suspected terrorist.
Colombian migrants deported from the United States are returning home on Colombian military flights following a diplomatic dispute between the two countries over the flights. They have described being shackled during earlier U.
Dozens of Colombian illegal migrants arrived home from the United States Tuesday, grateful for an end to a grueling deportation ordeal at the heart of a bitter row between the