Colombia's newly elected far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced a sweeping immigration crackdown, directing authorities to begin operations to track down, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants as early as this week.
The policy announcement, which coincides with the aftermath of an earthquake, reflects the ideological alignment of the Colombian leader with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose hardline immigration strategies the far-right president has echoed.
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