The president announced the measure along with several others after he said two repatriation flights from the U.S. weren’t allowed to land in Colombia.
President Donald Trump has imposed strict consequences for Colombia after it refused to accept deportation flights from the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump says that he's ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against Colombia after its government rejected two flights carrying migrants.
Colombia will reject deportation flights from the United States after Brazil decried the treatment of migrants arriving handcuffed and shackled, complicating President Donald Trump’s plans and providing a contrast with the cooperative acceptance of Mexico and Guatemala.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would impose wide-ranging sanctions and impose tariffs against Colombia over its refusal to accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported.
Hours after the president of Colombia refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in his country, President Donald Trump announced Sunday immediate reprisals against the South American nation: A 25% tariff on all Colombian products — to rise to 50% in a week — and the shutting down of the visa section in the U.
President Trump announced retaliatory measures against Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the country refused US military aircraft with deported migrants. The President said that the decision of Colombian President Gustavo Petro “jeopardized” national security in the US.
In response, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday sweeping retaliatory measures that include tariffs on Colombian imports, visa sanctions on government officials and allies, enhanced customs inspections and financial penalties, as the U.S. accuses Colombia of violating its obligations to accept deported nationals.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he rejected deportation flights because the deportees were being transported in military aircraft.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. would impose wide-ranging sanctions and impose tariffs against Colombia over its refusal to accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported.
President Donald Trump is issuing tariffs on Colombia after two repatriation flights of undocumented migrants were not allowed to land in Colombia, according to a post on Truth Social from the president.