Gustavo Petro said on X that the United States should not treat Colombian migrants as criminals and that he had already turned away U.S. military flights carrying deportees.
Trump retaliates with steep tariffs and immediately revokes visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president says his country will not accept U.S. deportation flights.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose retaliatory measures on Colombia including tariffs, sanctions and travel after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of Trump's immigration crackdown.
Hours after the president of Colombia refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in his country, President Donald Trump announced Sunday immediate reprisals against the South American nation: A 25% tariff on all Colombian products — to rise to 50% in a week — and the shutting down of the visa section in the U.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. would impose wide-ranging sanctions and impose tariffs against Colombia over its refusal to accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would impose wide-ranging sanctions and impose tariffs against Colombia over its refusal to accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported.
Colombia will reject deportation flights from the United States after Brazil decried the treatment of migrants arriving handcuffed and shackled, complicating President Donald Trump’s plans and providing a contrast with the cooperative acceptance of Mexico and Guatemala.
President Donald Trump is issuing tariffs on Colombia after two repatriation flights of undocumented migrants were not allowed to land in Colombia, according to a post on Truth Social from the president.
President Trump announced retaliatory measures against Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the country refused US military aircraft with deported migrants. The President said that the decision of Colombian President Gustavo Petro “jeopardized” national security in the US.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he rejected deportation flights because the deportees were being transported in military aircraft.
President Trump fumed on Sunday after Colombia turned back two US military flights carrying deported migrants — vowing to impose sanctions and an “emergency 25% tariff” on the South American country.