Colombia orders deportation of irregular migrants after a decade as the main host country

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered coordinated operations between the migration authority and the police to begin this week to identify and deport foreigners without regular migration status, marking a shift from the policy the country has maintained for more than a decade as the main destination

Colombia's right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered a crackdown on irregular migration, instructing authorities to begin detaining undocumented foreigners convicted of crimes with a view to deporting them.

President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered operations against irregular migration, including deportations of migrants who commit crimes or lack status. He also reported 1,574 captures and intensified actions against criminal groups.

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella orders immediate deportation of illegal migrants, prioritizing those convicted of crimes.