The White House has said that Colombia has agreed to accept repatriated migrants back to the country after two US military aircraft carrying deportees were blocked by Colombia early on Sunday, resulting in several tariff threats between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro, CNN reported.
After Petro disallow military planes from landing, stating the US “can’t treat Colombian migrants like criminals,” Trump ordered “emergency 25 per cent tariffs” on all imports from Colombia would be increased to 50 per cent in a week, a “travel ban” for Colombian citizens, and a revocation of visas for Colombian officials in the US.
In a post shared on TruthSocial, Trump wrote, “These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the criminals they forced into the United States!”
After Trump’s announcement, Petro threatened to impose a 25 per cent retaliatory tariff rise on the US in a series of social media posts targeting Trump and US Secretary of State
Marco Rubio. Colombian President said that he was against the use of military planes and the treatment of migrants. However, he left the door open to Colombia accepting repatriated migrants travelling on civilian planes, CNN reported.
