Colombian president orders immigration raids, vows deportations of migrants without legal status

As he attempts to create significant changes to the nation's immigration policies that he states will reduce crime, BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits, mainly Venezuelans.

What happened

De la Espriella, who was sworn into office three weeks ago, remarked that he would order the country's national immigration service to conduct raids with Colombian police as early as this week. He confirmed the new policy in a video issued on Sunday night in his X account where he spoke of multiple measures to reduce crime and confront criminal groups.

Meanwhile, the ultra conservative leader. This person is closely aligned with the U.S. President Donald Trump, remarked that law enforcement will first target migrants who are "committing crimes" and then, those who are living in the country without regular status.

The bottom line

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