Daniel Oquendo, 33, remembers well the first words US border agents told him after he crossed the US-Mexico border on0.

The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft from San Diego carrying deported migrants.

This restaurant's signature dish is called the Bandeja Paisa. It is popular in Columbia and the restaurant orders the sausage directly from the country.

But romantics may spared from becoming victims of a trade dispute. The White House declared victory on Sunday, saying that Colombia had reversed itself and agreed to allow the flights to land, backing down just hours after Trump threatened to impose visa restrictions in addition to the steep tariffs on its longtime ally in South America.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro averted an economic disaster at the 11th hour after diplomats from his government and the U.S. reached a deal on deportation flights, but the Colombian business community on Monday called for cooler heads to prevail as Colombians bemoaned canceled U.

Colombia has denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense Department. The flights, carried out on U.S. military C-17 aircraft, were carrying about 80 Colombian migrants each and had departed from California, the defense official told NBC News.

Waymo, the self-driving division of Google parent Alphabet, announced Wednesday it plans to bring its autonomous taxis in San Diego this year.

The Colombian government has laid out its legal defense in what could become the most expensive lawsuit in the country's history. Concretely, U.S. treasure hunting firm Sea Search Armada (SSA) is suing the South American for a share of what may be the largest treasure trove in maritime history,

Korey Green captured drone video on Saturday morning when a boat carrying more than a dozen migrants was rolled by a wave as it approached the Ocean Beach surfline. A 57-year-old woman who was trapped in the boat, died, and several others were injured.

Planned for this spring, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved to convene on a special meeting to discuss about border pollution.