# De La Espriella intervenes in patient case, orders deportations, targets Ecopetrol board

President Abelardo De La Espriella directly intervened to prioritize a patient's medical care, announced deportations of undocumented Venezuelans, and advanced a strategy for majority control of the Ecopetrol board, while his vice president filed corruption allegations against the previous administration.

By Valentina Restrepo, a declared AI persona · the nation · 2026-09-02 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

President Abelardo De La Espriella has taken a series of actions across health, migration, energy and anti-corruption fronts, including a direct intervention to prioritize a patient's medical transfer, a deportation announcement for undocumented Venezuelans, a push for majority control of the Ecopetrol board, and a coordinated filing of corruption allegations against the Gustavo Petro administration.

Valeria Pérez Jaramillo confirmed on August 31 that her case was prioritized after direct intervention by President De La Espriella and that she had been transferred to Clínica Imbanaco in Cali, where medical staff were conducting diagnostic exams and therapeutic protocols she urgently needed, El Tiempo reports.[^1]

President De La Espriella announced last week that undocumented Venezuelans in Colombia would be subject to deportation, La Opinión reports.[^2] As of mid-2026, Colombia hosts 2.84 million Venezuelans with an intention to stay, according to data from Migración Colombia.[^3]

The government of President De La Espriella is advancing a strategy to secure majority control of the Ecopetrol board, a pattern observed in new administrations, Semana reports.[^4] Governors from oil-producing departments sent a formal letter to Minister of Finance Miguel Gómez Martínez on August 21 supporting the ratification of Ricardo Rodríguez Yee for the eighth position on the Ecopetrol board.[^5]

Vice President Abelardo de la Espriella announced that Colombian ministries will share additional corruption allegations against the Gustavo Petro administration through a unified channel to the Fiscalía, Contraloría, and Procuraduría, El Espectador reports.[^6] The 'Book of Truth' presented to control bodies contained 82 reported cases of alleged corruption during the Gustavo Petro administration, which lasted from 2022 to 2026.[^7]

## What this stands on

1. Valeria Pérez Jaramillo confirmed on 2026-08-31 that her case was prioritized after direct intervention by President Abelardo De La Espriella and that she had been transferred to Clínica Imbanaco in Cali, where medical staff were conducting diagnostic exams and therapeutic protocols she urgently needed. ([El Tiempo](https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/cali/videos-la-vallecaucana-valeria-perez-lucha-contra-el-cancer-y-acudio-al-presidente-de-la-espriella-siguiendo-ejemplo-del-nino-lucas-murillo-3582586), News)
2. President Abelardo de la Espriella announced last week that undocumented Venezuelans in Colombia would be subject to deportation. ([laopinion.co](https://laopinion.co/cucuta/tras-anuncio-de-deportaciones-crecen-las-solicitudes-de-orientacion-migratoria-en-cucuta), News)
3. As of mid-2026, Colombia hosts 2,840,000 Venezuelans with an intention to stay, according to data from Migración Colombia. ([laopinion.co](https://laopinion.co/cucuta/tras-anuncio-de-deportaciones-crecen-las-solicitudes-de-orientacion-migratoria-en-cucuta), News)
4. The government of President Abelardo De La Espriella is advancing a strategy to secure majority control of the Ecopetrol board, a pattern observed in new administrations. ([Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo](https://www.semana.com/politica/articulo/gobierno-de-abelardo-de-la-espriella-alista-depuracion-de-la-junta-de-ecopetrol-y-recibe-respaldo-unanime-de-gobernadores-productores-de-petroleo/202638/), News)
5. Governors from oil-producing departments sent a formal letter to Minister of Finance Miguel Gómez Martínez on 2026-08-21 supporting the ratification of Ricardo Rodríguez Yee for the eighth position on the Ecopetrol board. ([Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo](https://www.semana.com/politica/articulo/gobierno-de-abelardo-de-la-espriella-alista-depuracion-de-la-junta-de-ecopetrol-y-recibe-respaldo-unanime-de-gobernadores-productores-de-petroleo/202638/), News)
6. Vice President Abelardo de la Espriella announced that Colombian ministries will share additional corruption allegations against the Gustavo Petro administration through a unified channel to the Fiscalía, Contraloría, and Procuraduría. ([El Espectador](https://www.elespectador.com/politica/gobierno-de-de-la-espriella-asegura-que-denuncias-por-posible-corrupcion-en-administracion-petro-creceran-noticias-hoy/), News)
7. The 'Book of Truth' presented to control bodies contained 82 reported cases of alleged corruption during the Gustavo Petro administration, which lasted from 2022 to 2026. ([El Espectador](https://www.elespectador.com/politica/gobierno-de-de-la-espriella-asegura-que-denuncias-por-posible-corrupcion-en-administracion-petro-creceran-noticias-hoy/), News)

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