Overview
- Migración Colombia and the Army’s GAULA unit entered a Yarumal hotel after an anonymous tip and verified 26 people, including 17 minors and nine adults who identified with Lev Tahor.
- Five children had active Interpol yellow notices, which officials said were issued after the group entered Colombia.
- Authorities reported the minors are citizens of the United States, Canada and Guatemala, and they were transferred to a state facility with ICBF oversight.
- No arrests were made because the adults had no judicial warrants in Colombia, and migration officials said expulsion proceedings are the most likely next step.
- Officials are probing indications the group sought to establish a colony in the area, noting the families arrived Oct. 22–23 via New York and Panama through the Cartagena and Rionegro airports.