Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown
Colombia's new far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced a crackdown on illegal immigration, including plans to detain and deport individuals without legal status. The policy shift follows a major earthquake and aligns the administration with other right-wing leaders in the region.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in Colombian migration policy, potentially impacting thousands of refugees and migrants while signaling a broader regional trend toward stricter border control.
Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella says the operations against ‘illegal immigrants’ will involve police and the migration authority. Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella says the operations against ‘illegal immigrants’ will involve police and the migration authority. Colombia Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this week, amid earthquake aftermath
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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 millionaire former lawyer made the announcement on Sunday as the country continued to grapple with the aftermath of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake on 10 August that killed more than 300 people and destroyed more than 30,000 homes.
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