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President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on Colombia after two repatriation flights of undocumented immigrants were not allowed to land in Colombia. The Trump administration has taken the first retaliation against another country on immigration issues.
Trump said he had imposed a 25% tariff on all goods coming into the US from Colombia, which would be raised to 50% in a week.
Colombian President Gustavo Pietro said on Sunday that he was suspending US-owned flights, saying he “cannot treat Colombian immigrants like criminals.”
According to a flight tracker, two US military flights bound for Colombia were turned back overnight after Petro publicly announced that he had denied entry to US planes carrying Colombian migrants. are doing
Trump condemned Petro’s actions as a threat to US national security and public safety, saying Colombia’s denial of flights violated international obligations to accept repatriated criminals.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
