When President Donald Trump announced immediate reprisals against Colombia on Sunday after President Gustavo Petro refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in the South American nation,
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.
The Trump administration had added extra inspections for passengers from Colombia as part of a pressure campaign. The effects lingered into Wednesday.
D: South Florida is a top destination for imports from Colombia, including the big business of flowers ahead of the holiday. But a lightning trade war between the two nations that erupted on Sunday appeared to have been averted overnight.
The delays come amid rising diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Colombia. On Sunday, former President Donald Trump called for import tariffs and other penalties against Colombia after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied entry to deported migrants. Colombia responded by imposing tariffs on U.S. goods.
A day after the dispute between Colombia and the United States over migrant deportations, two Republican congressmen from South Florida said any country that rejects the deportation of its nationals would face sanctions or other punitive measures.
A Colombian customs worker has admitted his role in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings between U.S.
Trump has repeatedly insisted that tariffs are coming on Canada and Mexico, despite both countries seeking to address his stated concerns about illegal border crossings and the smuggling of fentanyl. But the Republican president is also motivated by the idea that tariffs would force other countries to “respect” the United States.
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Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war.
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