The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to Trump's threats of sanctions.
When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the suspension of visa issuance at the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, the State Department said Sunday. In a media note, the State Department’s Office of
A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close relationship between the US and Colombia and further exposing the anxiety many feel in Latin America towards a second Trump presidency.
As the popular saying nearly goes, the president of Colombia has just futzed around and found out. Over the weekend, Gustavo Petro refused to allow two previously approved military flights carrying deported Colombian citizens to land,
The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees.