Andres Felipe Arias Leiva  is a criminal and fugitive from Colombia. He was Minister of Agriculture in Colombia during Alvaro Uribe Velez's second Presidential period (2005-2009). 

Arias was sentenced to 17 years in jail by the Colombian Supreme Court for embezzling approximately $25 million of state subsidies meant to stimulate poor farmers to wealthy elites to seek political support. 

Arias' Vice Minister, Juan Camilo Salazar, was sentenced to 10 years and 3 months of prison after pleding guilty on the same charges and stated Arias always had active participation and knowledge of the actions that surrounded the planning and execution of AIS ("Agro Ingreso Seguro") while Minister of Agriculture, acting with total knowledge of the illegality of his conduct.

Please help us prevent The U.S. Department of Homeland Security from commiting a huge mistake by granting asylum to this criminal. It would be unfair to Colombia and its Justice system.