Colombia’s president is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the United States to leave their jobs and return home as soon as possible.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomed “compatriots” who have been returned from the U.S. after a brief back-and-forth tussle between the countries, proclaiming a “migrant is not a criminal.” “Our compatriots come from the United States free,

Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.

US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose trade tariffs on Colombia have caused waves in the coffee market recently. Colombia is the world’s third-largest coffee producer, after Brazil and Vietnam.

A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close relationship between the US and Colombia and further exposing the anxiety many feel in Latin America towards a second Trump presidency.