Colombia's New President Signals Immigrant Crackdown in Early Security Push
Colombia's newly inaugurated president Abelardo de la Espriella ordered joint police-migration operations to detain and deport people in irregular status, framing it as a 'Colombians first' security drive as the country recovers from a deadly earthquake; the plan drew criticism from opponents and human rights groups who warn it could target Venezuelan migrants, with experts noting that Colombian law uses the term irregular rather than illegal and that enforcement capacity may be limited.
