US revokes visa for Colombian President Petro over 'incendiary' comments

The State Department said it was revoking Colombian President Gustavo Petro's US visa "due to his reckless and incendiary actions" after he took to New York's streets on Friday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged US soldiers to disobey the orders of US President Donald Trump. Petro on Tuesday slammed Trump as "complicit in genocide" in his speech to the UN General Assembly. 

Sep 28, 2025 - 01:02
US revokes visa for Colombian President Petro over 'incendiary' comments
The State Department said it was revoking Colombian President Gustavo Petro's US visa "due to his reckless and incendiary actions" after he took to New York's streets on Friday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged US soldiers to disobey the orders of US President Donald Trump. Petro on Tuesday slammed Trump as "complicit in genocide" in his speech to the UN General Assembly.