Latin American leaders have canceled a summit to discuss Donald Trump's migrant crackdown, as the region weighs the risks of openly confronting the firebrand US president. But Honduras was forced to cancel the meeting after no prominent regional leaders apart from Petro confirmed their attendance.

Honduras, which currently holds the bloc's rotational presidency, confirmed Thursday's meeting will no longer take place

President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro defended their views on social media and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods.

The Latin Times spoke with Manuel Camilo González Vides, head teacher of foreign affairs at Bogota's Universidad Javeriana, to get his assessment on Sunday's diplomatic standoff

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia was suspending permission for previously authorized U.S. deportation flights to land in Colombia. Ostensibly driving Petro’s action were concerns that Colombian nationals were not being treated with respect during the deportation process because they were being transported by military aircraft.

The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees.

Dozens of Colombian illegal migrants arrived home from the United States Tuesday, grateful for an end to a grueling deportation ordeal at the heart of a bitter row between the countries. The Republican president's plans for mass migrant deportations has put him on a potential collision course with governments in Latin America -- the original home of most of the United States' estimated 11 million undocumented migrants.

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) has called for an "emergency" meeting of member states after the tariff standoff between the United States and Colombia on Sunday. "Migration" and "Latin American and Caribbean unity" are two of the three topics listed on the agenda, the other one being "Environment."

Honduras convenes urgent CELAC meeting as tensions escalate over US deportations, with Colombia-US trade dispute and Rubio's regional tour adding pressure to migration crisis

Colombia accepted 475 deportation flights from the United States from 2020 to 2024, fifth behind Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and El Salvador, according to Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks flight data. It accepted 124 deportation flights in 2024.

The United States and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, are clashing over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.