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Colombia Officials Renounce U.S. Visas Amid Rising Tensions

9/30/2025

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Colombia's Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio renounced her U.S. visa after the State Department revoked President Gustavo Petro's visa.
Finance Minister Germán Ávila announced he would stop using his visa in solidarity with Petro.
The United States revocation and responses heighten tensions over drug policy and Gaza war, risking diplomacy.
Immigration attorneys note renouncing a non-immigrant visa is rare and symbolic.

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Colombia's Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio renounced her U.S. visa after the State Department revoked President Gustavo Petro's visa.
Finance Minister Germán Ávila announced he would stop using his visa in solidarity with Petro.
The United States revocation and responses heighten tensions over drug policy and Gaza war, risking diplomacy.
Immigration attorneys note renouncing a non-immigrant visa is rare and symbolic.