The deportation of Colombian activist Beto Coral signals a deeply partisan (and personal) tightening of U.S. and Colombian relations, according to political experts. During the visit, a Colombian legally living in the United States was shot and killed by U.S. immigration officials — but the Colombian delegation offered no comment. During his term, Petro stressed Colombian sovereignty, including by refusing to accept Colombian deportees like Coral from the United States if they arrived in handcuffs. On the call, Coral admitted to de la Espriella that he had fabricated claims against former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe in order to gain attention. Coral's arrest was met with reactions that split along partisan lines in the United States and Colombia.