Colombia cancels US deportation flights and blasts mistreatment of migrants

Head of Colombia’s migration agency cites cruel treatment by US officials as flights returning citizens suspended

Colombia has suspended US deportation flights returning citizens detained at the Mexico border, because of cruel and degrading treatment by US migration officials and last-minute flight cancellations.

Fernando García, head of Colombia’s migration agency, blasted cruel and degrading treatment that some migrants were subjected to before boarding and during the flights, including use of cuffs for hands and feet.