Overview

• State Department posted on X that Petro’s visa will be revoked for “reckless and incendiary” actions after he urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump.
• Petro returned to Bogotá and condemned the move as violating UN immunity norms, arguing the UN should no longer be hosted in New York.
• He downplayed the personal impact by noting his European citizenship and saying he could travel under ESTA, though that authorization is subject to U.S. approval.
• At the protest, held during Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN visit, Petro proposed an international force for Palestine and said he would open registrations for Colombian volunteers; reports noted Roger Waters joined the march.
• Colombia’s interior minister criticized Washington and regional outlets framed the revocation as an unusual escalation in already strained U.S.–Colombia ties with possible effects on future cooperation.