Trump sanctions Colombia for rejecting deportation flights, says ‘It’s just the beginning’ – News18

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Colombia rejected the incoming American airplanes for immigrant deportation. Trump announced sanctions on the South American country, while Bogotá responded with a 25% tariff on US assets, pouring the war war.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, on Sunday (local time) announced that he would impose reprisal measures to Colombia, including rates, sanctions and travel prohibitions for the refusal of the South American country to accept two military planes full of migrants that were being deported under their massive immigration offensive.

Colombia, in turn, also responded with a 25 percent tariff on US assets, pouring a tariff war between the two countries.

Trump, which was bothered after President Gustavo Petro refused to accept US planes, promised to impose a 25% rate on Colombian products, which would increase rapidly up to 50% in a week.

In particular, Colombia is historically one of the closest allies in the United States in Latin America and has a free trade agreement.

What did Trump say about Colombia?

Announcing sanctions, Trump said on his real social platform that he would immediately discard visas for Colombian government officials and the “supporters” of President Petro, while pushing Colombians to suffer greater scrutiny at airports.

He said that with the denial of the landing of deportation flights, Colombia has “put” the national security of the United States, which leads him to announce sanctions to the South American country.

“Emergency of 25% tariffs on all goods that arrive in the United States. In a week, 25% tariffs will increase to 50%. A prohibition of travel and immediate visas revocations on Colombian government officials, and all allies and followers. Visa sanctions to all party members, family members and supporters of the Colombian government. Inspections of Customs and Improved Border Protection of all citizens and cargo Colombian on national security land. IEEEPA Treasury, bank and financial sanctions to be totally imposed, “Trump wrote in a long position.

“These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations regarding the acceptance and return of criminals that forced the United States! “He added.

Petro de Colombia said he has issued instructions to his external minister “to increase tariffs on imports from the USA to 25%.”

“You will never dominate us,” he said in a long publication in X aimed at Trump.

In the period prior to his electoral victory, Trump had promised to deport illegal immigrants, to whom he described “criminals”, back to their respective countries shortly after assuming the position. January 20 and shortly after launching a huge Drive Drive.

However, he faced Petro’s resistance, who was chosen in 2022 as the first leftist leader of Colombia.

“The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I prohibited the entrance to our territory with the airplanes that carry Colombian migrants, “Petro wrote previously in X.

Later, he said that “he had backed American military planes.” This occurs when Trump said that two US planes were not allowed to land.

The United States Department of State said it will continue to prioritize the “America First” agenda.

“The State Department will continue to enforce and prioritize an agenda of first America. After the refusal of President Petro to accept two repatriation flights that he previously authorized, @secrubio immediately ordered a suspension of visa issuance in the consular section of the United States Embassy, ​​”he said.

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