Overview
- Ángela María Vergara says her 22-year-old son, Rafael Alonso Vergara, was arrested by U.S. immigration authorities and remains in a Louisiana detention facility.
- She asserts he entered legally, holds a work permit and Social Security number, and has an asylum hearing scheduled for 2028.
- Vergara alleges he has been kept in chains and describes the conditions as inhumane.
- She requested Colombian government help to coordinate his return and to expedite humanitarian flights for nationals in similar situations.
- Petro issued the consular order publicly on X, and the reports note no official ICE statement clarifying the case.