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Colombia Denies Entry to Nearly 19,000 Foreigners Since 2022

By The City Paper Staff - July 27, 2026

Colombia’s immigration authority has denied entry to nearly 19,000 foreign nationals since President Gustavo Petro took office in August 2022, citing national security concerns, immigration violations, fraudulent documentation and other legal grounds, according to figures released Monday by Migración Colombia. The government said 18,994 foreigners were refused entry between August 2022 and June 2026 under […]

Medellín's Rionegro airport is a gateway for alleged sex tourists. Photo: Migración Colombia

Colombia bars 10 foreigners in single-day crackdown on suspected sex tourism

By The City Paper Staff - March 16, 2026

Colombia’s migration authority Migración Colombia denied entry last week to 10 foreign nationals suspected of seeking sex tourism, marking the largest single-day refusal of its kind at Medellín’s main international gateway, officials said. The individuals — nine from the United States and one from Anguilla — were stopped at José María Córdova International Airport on […]

Colombia Rescues 17 Minors From Ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor Sect

By The City Paper Staff - November 23, 2025

Colombian authorities have rescued 17 minors belonging to Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect widely accused across several countries of child abuse, forced marriage, kidnapping and extreme coercive control. The operation — carried out by Migración Colombia in coordination with the Army’s Gaula Militar — was triggered by international alerts and concerns that the group […]

Colombia Ramps Up Anti-Trafficking Efforts at Airports and Overland Borders

By The City Paper Staff - July 31, 2025

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Colombia reinforced efforts to combat human trafficking across airports and land borders, highlighting rescues abroad, citizen education, and tools like LibertApp, while strengthening international cooperation and judicial investigations against transnational trafficking networks.

Travelers pass through Bogotá's El Dorado airport.

Colombians are emigrating in record numbers, some 1,200 every day

By Richard Emblin - June 4, 2024

The numbers of Colombians who are leaving the country to never return has reached historiic levels, with some 1,200 every day according to the country’s migration entity.

Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport faces migrant crisis, African minors abandoned

By The City Paper Staff - December 20, 2023

Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport is at the epicenter of a growing humanitarian crisis after the abandonment of two African minors. As health and sanitation concerns escalate among the majority of stranded African passengers, a daily influx of some 200 migrants, aiming to reach the United States via Central America, has authorities on alert.

Colombia to charge entry fee to Canadian visitors again

By The City Paper Staff - October 31, 2023

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reimposed an unpopular tax for Canadians entering the country, and one that was scrapped during the government of President Duque.

Colombia closes borders to visitors Monday as coronavirus cases reach 34

By The City Paper Staff - March 15, 2020

Migración Colombia has begun deporting foreigners who break self-isolation orders under the Health Emergency. Coronavirus cases at 34.