Topline
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced “immediate and decisive retaliation” against Colombia when he rejected two flights carrying deported immigrants from the United States – Trump’s mass deportation Under pressure, the first major clash between the United States and a foreign nation.
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Key facts
Trump on Sunday announced a “emergency 25% tariff” on all Colombian imports in the Truth Social Post, saying that the tariff would be increased by 50% within a week.
Trump instructed his administration to prevent Colombian government officials from entering the United States “and all the allies and supporters,” cancel their visas and on all “party members, family members, and the Colombian government”. Visa restrictions.
Trump also said that all Colombian citizens and cargo will face “better” inspection of customs and border protection and will impose treasury, banking and financial restrictions.
Trump made the announcement when Columbia said he rejected two US flights carrying deported immigrants from entering Colombia, and Colombian President Gustav Petro said on Sunday that the country flights Will stop, wrote on the X that “the United States cannot treat Colombian immigrants as criminals.”
Petro said the ban would apply to US military aircraft, but civilian aircraft carrying de portfirs would not be allowed to enter.
Important quote
“The denial of these Petro’s flights has jeopardized the United States’ national security and public security,” Trump wrote.
Tanjant
Other countries have reacted to Trump’s deportation plans. Guatemala has agreed to receive deported people through military planes, and Mexico has said it will welcome Mexico’s men and women to return to the country, though it is unclear whether Mexico is from other countries. Will also accept the incoming immigrants. Mexico Allegedly stopped Landing last week, deportation flights, though White House officials called it an “administrative problem”, which was later cleared. Hondura’s President Zimara Castro warned earlier this month that he could expel the US military from its bases and Hondore officials. Said last week That Trump’s deportation can strengthen Hondura’s relations with China.
Key background
The White House said Friday that it had begun deportation flights on Thursday after making 538 arrests and casting hundreds of “illegal immigrant criminals” on their native countries. These flights are part of Trump’s “largest deportation operation in US history”, which helps Trump signed after taking oath last week, instructing various agencies to reduce immigration. It was. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Petrol Agents were instructed to immediately deport people who cross the border without permission and large -scale raids are expected in major cities.
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