The reform, promoted by Gustavo Petro and his party Pacto Histórico, was approved after months of disputes and boycotts by the opposition.

After the diplomatic impasse between Washington and Bogotá, the Colombian government announced the Colombian deportees received humanitarian treatment on the flights.

The bill was shelved on the same day that right-wing activists held small rallies to protest the government of Gustavo Petro

Colombia’s right has launched a coordinated attack on the government of progressive President Gustavo Petro