SaralnamaThe US State Department said on Friday it would revoke the visa of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro. The decision was based on the leftist leader's "incendiary actions" during a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York, the State Department added. Petro was already en route to Bogota from New York on Friday night, according to Colombian media cited by Agence France-Presse. Earlier in the week, Petro likened the Trump administration's airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea to an "act of tyranny" in an interview with the BBC. On his social media account, Petro shared a video of himself speaking Spanish to a large crowd through a megaphone on Friday. His translator relayed his remarks urging "nations of the world" to contribute soldiers for an army "larger than that of the United States". "That is why, from here… (Updated 27 Sep 2025, 12:27 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- The US State Department said on Friday it would revoke the visa of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro
- The decision was based on the leftist leader's "incendiary actions" during a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York, the State Department added
- Petro was already en route to Bogota from New York on Friday night, according to Colombian media cited by Agence France-Presse