Overview

• Announcing the decision on X, the State Department said Petro’s conduct was “reckless and incendiary,” citing his appeal for U.S. troops to defy presidential orders and claims he incited violence.
• While joining a pro‑Palestinian demonstration outside the U.N., Petro urged the creation of an international force larger than the U.S. military to protect Palestinians and told U.S. soldiers to “obey the orders of humanity.”
• Earlier in the week at the U.N. General Assembly, Petro accused President Trump of being complicit in genocide in Gaza and called for criminal proceedings over U.S. strikes on suspected drug‑running boats in the Caribbean.
• Colombian media reported Petro had already departed New York for Bogotá when the revocation was announced, and Petro and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti publicly condemned the U.S. action.
• The move adds to months of frictions over deportations, counternarcotics decertification, and U.S. maritime strikes, raising concerns about future security and anti‑drug cooperation between Washington and Bogotá.