00:00The United States Department of State decided to revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro,
00:06citing reckless and incendiary actions related to a speech he gave to pro-Palestinian protesters
00:11outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
00:14For the office in charge of U.S. foreign policy,
00:17the Colombian president allegedly urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Trump's orders and incite violence.
00:24In this context, Petro was, in fact, urging them not to take part in a war of extermination,
00:31telling them not to aim their weapons at humanity and reminding them that they have the right to refuse.
00:38National organizations and leaders described the State Department's decision as authoritarian and repressive,
00:47expressing their support for the Colombian head of state.
00:54A 79-year-old man in Southern California filed a claim against the federal government
01:01for $50 million in damages during a September 9 immigration raid at a car wash business.
01:07The victim, Rafael Ola Showhead, refused to suffer from several broken ribs,
01:14chest injury and symptoms of a brain injury resulting from trauma.
01:18Video surveillance footage from inside the car wash shows a federal officer running in through a hallway.
01:27The agent encountered shoulder and nose him to the ground before running past him.
01:33The claim was filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
01:40and Customs and Border Protection as part of one of many law suites filed by citizens affected by the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies.
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