President Donald Trump posted threats against Colombia on his social media platform on Sunday after two U.S. military repatriation flights were prevented from landing.
A major diplomatic clash erupted between the United States and Colombia, with both nations implementing retaliatory tariffs after Colombia refused to accept deportation flights of Colombian migrants.
President Trump announced stiff tariffs on Colombian imports for denying the entry of U.S. military deportation flights carrying migrants.
The two world leaders are at odds with each other after Colombia turned away two U.S. military aircraft carrying migrants who are being deported.
The White House said on Sunday that it would hold off on the tariffs, saying Colombia had "agreed to all of President Trump's terms."
N.Y., voiced her concerns about tariffs on Colombian imports that Trump has proposed, claiming they would hurt Americans.
President Donald Trump has imposed strict consequences for Colombia after it refused to accept deportation flights from the U.S.
Trump retaliates with steep tariffs and immediately revokes visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president says his country will not accept U.S. deportation flights.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro had some things to say to President Donald Trump as they were deadlocked over the deportation of dozens of migrants on Sunday. In a nearly 700-word Spanish-language rant posted on X,
Colombia accepted 475 deportation flights from the United States 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.
Trump announced he would place an emergency 25% tariff on Colombia after the South American nation blocked US military deportation flights.