TENSIONS grew between the United States and Colombia today after the US State Department announced it was revoking President Gustavo Petro’s visa.

The announcement on Saturday came after President Petro participated in a New York protest where he called on US soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders.

The department said on social media that “we will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.”

President Petro was visiting for the annual United Nations General Assembly.

During a nearby protest on Friday over the war in Gaza, he said: “I ask all the soldiers of the US army, don’t point your rifles against humanity” and “disobey the orders of Trump.”

Responding to the ban President Petro said: “International law grants me immunity to go to the UN and that there should be no reprisals for my free opinion, because I am a free person.”

He added “I don’t care” about the punishment because he is also a European citizen. That means he does not need a visa to travel to the US.