Trump Orders 25% Tariffs And Sanctions On Colombia Over Refusal To Accept US Flights Of Deported Migrants
The Washington Post reports:
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced strict tariffs and visa restrictions on Colombia after the South American nation’s president, Gustavo Petro, said his country will not accept deportation flights from the United States unless the Trump administration ensures that repatriated Colombian migrants are treated with the “dignity that a human being deserves.”
In a series of posts shared on X on Sunday, Petro said the U.S. can’t treat Colombian migrants “like criminals.”
“I do not authorize the entry of North American planes carrying Colombian migrants into our territory,” Petro said. “The U.S. must establish a protocol of dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.” On Sunday, Trump retaliated by announcing 25 percent tariffs on all Colombian goods coming into the United States, as well as
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