Daniel Oquendo, 33, remembers well the first words US border agents told him after he crossed the US-Mexico border on0.

The first of two Colombian air force planes carrying people who were deported from the United States arrived in Bogota early on Tuesday, local media said, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to lift visa restrictions and other measures on Colombian citizens.

China's envoy to Colombia seemed to take advantage of the weekend's public dispute between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump over immigration and deportation policies to promote Beijing's good ties with Bogota.

Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia have resumed following a dispute between the two countries that nearly led to a trade war.

A diplomatic standoff has placed U.S. travel restrictions on Colombia, leading to safety concerns for travelers. Here's what to know.

Dozens of Colombian illegal migrants arrived home from the United States Tuesday, grateful for an end to a grueling deportation ordeal at the heart of a bitter row between the countries. The Republican president's plans for mass migrant deportations has put him on a potential collision course with governments in Latin America -- the original home of most of the United States' estimated 11 million undocumented migrants.

The White House said the visa measures would stay in place until the first planeload of deportees returns to Colombia. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP) (Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via )

The move followed a dispute between President Trump and President Gustavo Petro over deportation flights that nearly turned into a costly trade war between both countries.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tax on imports from Colombia comes at a most inauspicious time: The wrangling over the South American country's willingness to accept flights carrying deported immigrants is flaring up just three weeks before Valentine's Day, and Colombia is America’s No. 1 foreign source of cut flowers.

Researchers in the Amazon of Colombia made a mysterious discovery when taking a closer look at a fish collected from a forest stream, according to a study published Jan. 28 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. It belonged to the “miniature fish genus Priocharax,” according to the study, and was just 0.7 inches long.

Saints, friends and missionaries in Bogotá and San José received counsel on the blessings of discipleship and keeping covenants.