Us Homeland Security Secretary Noem To Discuss Immigration And Crime In Colombia

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is visiting Colombia on Thursday as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.

Her trip comes amid a souring in relations between the Trump administration and the Colombian government - long the United States' closest ally in the region. Tensions between the two countries rose in January over accepting flights of immigrants deported from the U.S.

Noem was set to meet with Colombia's leftist leader, the country's foreign minister and police to discuss efforts to fight organized crime.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and U.S. President Donald Trump, both populists, share diametrically opposed views over key issues like combatting crime and the American government's role in Latin America.

While it remains unclear what would come of Noem's meetings in Colombia, much of the trip has been geared around immigration and security.