Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.
After teetering on the brink of an all-out trade war with the United States, Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants, with its president heralding their 'dignified' return and insisting they are not criminals.
He said the tariffs would reach as high as 50% by next week and insisted the migrants being sent back were 'illegal criminals.' At first, Petro retaliated with his own 25% tariffs on U.S. goods coming from Colombia. Petro had insisted he would not accept the return of migrants who were not treated with 'dignity and respect' and who had arrived shackled or on military planes.
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