Far-right President Abelardo de la Espriella announced an immigration crackdown on 2026-08-25, vowing to deport undocumented migrants and begin operations to "track down illegal immigrants" that week. The policy echoes ally Donald Trump and comes amid earthquake aftermath in Colombia.
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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella vowed to start deporting undocumented migrants as part of a broader security crackdown, a policy that could affect hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the country without regular status.
Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this week, amid earthquake aftermath Colombia’s far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced a crackdown on immigrants, ordering authorities to detain and deport people who are in the country irregularly or have committed crimes. In office for just over two weeks, the milli