Undocumented migrants who were deported back to Colombia this week have warned others to not go to the United States, because president Trump is ‘deporting everyone.’
The Colombian press, including reporter Richi Malagon, was present to speak to the migrants arriving in Bogota on Tuesday, who shared harrowing testimonies of their deportations.
‘Don’t go [to the US] because they’re deporting everyone..,’ a mother carrying her baby said outside the plane provided by the Colombian government to bring the migrants back to their homeland.
‘They’re not going to let you out in a day… There’s people that have been detained for a month, people who have disappeared.
‘Do not go to the US! They’ve already sent the army to the border.’
The woman said her baby was taken from her when she was detained for eight days before being deported. She claims her baby was not properly fed and a doctor provided by the Colombian government has determined the baby is malnourished.
The migrants said they were treated ‘terribly’ by US officials while they awaited deportation.
‘Don’t go [to the US] because they’re deporting everyone..,’ said a Colombian mother deported back to Bogota on Tuesday
One deported man said ICE officials ‘threw out our clothes… they didn’t let us shower, they woke us up at 3am and would wait until we fell asleep to wake us up…’
One deported man said ICE officials ‘threw out our clothes… they didn’t let us shower, they woke us up at 3am and would wait until we fell asleep to wake us up…
‘They would scream at us, some of us were hit… The treatment was terrible from the start.’
There were at least 26 children deported to Colombia.
The Colombian government received two planes of deported Colombians on Tuesday – one that departed from San Diego with 110 migrants and the other from El Paso with 95.
One migrant told W Radio that he turned himself into ICE and was deported after being detained for 12 days.
The migrants landed in Colombia following a diplomatic fight between its socialist president Gustavo Petro and president Trump.
Colombia refused two military jets carrying its citizens, all of whom had been rounded up and unceremoniously booted from the US.
Petro took issue with the lack of consideration for his people, demanding they be returned with ‘dignity and respect.’
Migrants deplane a U.S. military aircraft after it landed in Guatemala on January 24, 2025
ICE agents are seen conducting arrests in San Diego, California
Trump immediately retaliated, imposing an emergency 25 per cent tariff on all Colombian goods and warning that would rise to 50 per cent within a week.
He also imposed a travel ban and revoked visas for Colombian government officials, warning that such measures were ‘just the beginning.’
Colombia quickly backed down and agreed to send Colombian planes to pick up the migrants.
Petro had launched a scathing attack on both the US President and the nation.
‘You don’t like our freedom, okay. I don’t shake hands with white slavers,’ Petro said.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro backed down within hours after refusing to accept migrants deported by the Trump administration
‘Overthrow me, President, and the Americas and humanity will respond… You can try to carry out a coup with your economic strength and your arrogance.’
Petro warned Trump that his ‘greed’ could be the downfall of mankind in the brutal attack.
‘I don’t like your oil, Trump,’ he said, adding: ‘You’re going to wipe out the human species because of greed.’
