Here’s a situation you wouldn’t want to find yourself in: standing in a customs line for hours, while airport staff rummage through your bags and grill you about your travel plans. Sounds exhausting, right? Well, that’s exactly what happened to travelers arriving from Colombia at U.S. airports this week.

Earlier, the Trump administration had rolled out stricter checks for passengers coming from Colombia. The move was part of a pressure campaign aimed at getting the Colombian government to cooperate with deportation flights. While the two countries eventually reached an agreement, the fallout at U.S. airports lingered.

Passengers landing in Florida on Tuesday faced chaos. Even after deportation flights resumed, travelers reported spending up to four hours in customs lines at major airports like Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Whether you were a U.S. citizen or not, if you arrived from cities like Medellín, you were funneled into a separate line and subjected to detailed screenings. Questions about your travel purpose and possible ties to the Colombian government were part of the drill.

Thankfully, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Wednesday that these extra inspections had been called off. But for many travelers, the ordeal was a reminder of how quickly international tensions can ripple into everyday life—and make airport layovers a whole lot more frustrating.