The lawyer Juan Carlos Millán Gómez was brought to trial before a presiding judge in Bogota as he allegedly committed human smuggling and aggravated fraud as he promised political asylum and refugee in Canada to Colombian citizens living in Cali (Valle del Cauca).

Millán Gómez is a recognized lawyer in that city, legal advisor on fields such as radio, press and television, former judge, former prosecutor and author of several books and lecturer on immigration issues nationwide.