Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem met with far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and other local government officials in Bogotá on Thursday evening to discuss security, the fight against drug trafficking, migration, and the repatriation of illegal Colombian migrants in the United States.
Noem is conducting a three-day tour of El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico. The DHS Secretary arrived in Bogotá after travelling to El Salvador, where she visited the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) “mega-prison” and met with President Nayib Bukele.
The Colombian presidency announced that during Noem’s visit, both countries signed a declaration of intent for biometric cooperation which will allow for a more efficient exchange of biometric data to identify criminals and prevent their transit across borders. The Colombian presidency pointed out that the cooperation between Colombia and the U.S. has resulted in over 1,700 deportations and over 1,000 arrests, “strengthening joint efforts in security and immigration control” and consolidating the “cooperation that has united Colombia and the United States for more than 200 years.”
“With Mrs. Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. We talked at length about homeland security. I think she loved Colombia,” Petro wrote on Twitter.
While Noem and Petro’s meeting was conducted behind closed doors, unnamed Colombian presidential palace sources confirmed to the local newspaper El Espectador that both sides discussed the issue of the fight against drug trafficking and the possibility that the United States will take away Colombia’s certification in this matter. […]
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