Ecuador in Spat With Colombia Over Deportation of Prisoners

Inmates wait in line before being deported to Colombia at the Rumichaca international bridge in Tulcan, Ecuador, on July 26.Photographer: Natalia Erazo/AFP/Getty Images

Ecuador’s decision to deport hundreds of Colombian prisoners has stoked the ire of its neighbor, prompting the countries to trade accusations over the weekend.

Colombia’s foreign ministry on Friday called Ecuador’s decision to deport the inmates without prior agreement a violation of international law and an “unfriendly gesture.”