White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a late Sunday statement that the 바카라 게임 웹사이트Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay.바카라 게임 웹사이트
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Leavitt said the tariff orders 바카라 게임 웹사이트 which would have put in place 25% tariffs on all Colombian incoming goods, and then raised to 50% in one week 바카라 게임 웹사이트 will be 바카라 게임 웹사이트held in reserve, and not signed." But Leavitt said Trump would maintain visa restrictions on Colombian officials and enhanced customs inspections of goods from the country, 바카라 게임 웹사이트until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned.바카라 게임 웹사이트
There was no immediate reaction from the Colombian government.
The long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other바카라 게임 웹사이트s goods in a show of what countries could face if they intervene in the on illegal immigration.
and Gustavo Petro, in a series of social media posts, defended their views on migration, with the latter accusing of not treating immigrants with dignity during deportation and announcing a retaliatory 25% increase in Colombian tariffs on U.S. goods.
Earlier, the U.S. president had ordered visa restrictions, 25% tariffs on all Colombian incoming goods, which would be raised to 50% in one week, and other retaliatory measures sparked by Petro's decision to reject two Colombia-bound U.S. military aircraft carrying migrants.
Trump said the measures were necessary because Petro's decision 바카라 게임 웹사이트jeopardized바카라 게임 웹사이트 national security in the U.S.
바카라 게임 웹사이트These measures are just the beginning,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We 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.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Later Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he was authorizing the visa restrictions on Colombian government officials and their families 바카라 게임 웹사이트who were responsible for the interference of U.S. repatriation flight operations." They were being imposed on top of the State Department's move to suspend the processing of visas at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia바카라 게임 웹사이트s capital, Bogota.
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The restrictions will continue, Rubio said, "until Colombia meets its obligations to accept the return of its own citizens.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Earlier in the day, Petro said his government would not accept flights carrying migrants deported from the U.S. until the Trump administration creates a protocol that treats them with 바카라 게임 웹사이트dignity.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Petro made the announcement in two X posts, one of which included a news video of migrants reportedly deported to Brazil walking on a tarmac with restraints on their hands and feet.
바카라 게임 웹사이트A migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that a human being deserves,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Petro said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트That is why I returned the U.S. military planes that were carrying Colombian migrants... In civilian planes, without being treated like criminals, we will receive our fellow citizens."
After Trump's announcement, Petro said in a post on X that he had ordered the 바카라 게임 웹사이트foreign trade minister to raise import tariffs from the U.S. by 25%.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Colombia has traditionally been the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트s top ally in Latin America. But their relationship has strained since Petro, a former guerrilla, became Colombia바카라 게임 웹사이트s first leftist president in 2022 and sought distance from the U.S.
Colombia accepted 475 deportation flights from the U.S. from 2020 to 2024, fifth behind Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and El Salvador, according to Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks flight data. It accepted 124 deportation flights in 2024.
Colombia is also among the countries that last year began accepting U.S.-funded deportation flights from Panama.
The U.S. government didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press regarding aircraft and protocols used in deportations to Colombia.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This is a clear message we are sending that countries have an obligation to accept repatriation flights," a senior administration official told AP. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss issue publicly.
Rubio in a statement said Petro 바카라 게임 웹사이트canceled his authorization바카라 게임 웹사이트 for the flights when the aircraft were in the air.
Colombians emerged in recent years as a major presence on the U.S. border with Mexico, aided in part by that allows them to easily fly to Mexico and avoid trekking though the treacherous Darien Gap. They ranked fourth with 127,604 arrests for illegal crossings during a 12-month period through September, behind Mexicans, Guatemalans and Venezuelans.
Mexico hasn't imposed visa restrictions on Colombians, as .
Petro's government in a statement later announced that the South American country's presidential aircraft had been made available to facilitate the return of migrants who were to arrive hours earlier on the U.S. military airplanes and guarantee them 바카라 게임 웹사이트dignified conditions."
As part of a flurry of actions to make good on Trump's campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration, his government is using active-duty military to help secure the border and carry out deportations.
Two U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo planes carrying migrants removed from the U.S. touched down early Friday in Guatemala. That same day, Honduras received two deportation flights carrying a total of 193 people.
In announcing what he called 바카라 게임 웹사이트urgent and decisive retaliatory measures,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump explained that he ordered the tariffs and 바카라 게임 웹사이트A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations바카라 게임 웹사이트 on Colombian government officials, allies and supporters.
바카라 게임 웹사이트All Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump wrote will be subject to 바카라 게임 웹사이트Visa Sanctions.바카라 게임 웹사이트 He did not say to which party he was referring to or provide any additional details on the visa and travel restrictions.
Trump added that all Colombians will face enhanced customs inspections.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s actions would seem to undercut his goal to reduce his country's trade deficit. Unlike Mexico or China, Colombia is one of the few countries with a trade deficit with the U.S., of around $1.4 billion, according to U.S. trade data.
Colombia is the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트s second biggest buyer of corn and corn feed, according to the U.S. grains council, helping boost U.S. commodity exports from farm belt states like Iowa, Indiana and Nebraska to more than $733 million last year.
The U.S. export boom has been driven by a two-decade-old free trade agreement between the two countries, which have for long been close partners in the war on drugs. It is unclear if Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s tariffs are allowed under the agreement, which contains a dispute mechanism to resolve trade fights.
Colombia is the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트s fourth-largest overseas supplier of crude oil, shipping about 209,000 barrels of oil per day last year, although booming domestic production has reduced the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트 dependence on foreign oil. The South American country is also the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트s largest supplier of fresh cut flowers.