Maria del Mar Pizarro

“Foreign nationals who commit crimes must be prosecuted,”

Maria del Mar Pizarro · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Congresswoman Pizarro told Al Jazeera that foreign nationals who commit crimes must be prosecuted.

“Without border control, legalisation and intelligence efforts against criminal gangs, the government pays for the deportation, and the problem returns,”

Maria del Mar Pizarro · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Pizarro noted that without border control and other measures, deported Venezuelans would likely return to Colombia.

“But persecuting and deporting someone — simply because their immigration status is not in order — is populism, not security.”

Maria del Mar Pizarro · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Congresswoman Pizarro argued that deporting someone over irregular immigration status is populism rather than security.