President Petro initially refused to accept deportees from the US on military planes, citing human rights concerns. Trump retaliated with economic and travel sanctions, forcing Petro to back down. The White House announced that Colombia agreed to accept the deportees, averting the threatened tariffs but keeping enhanced border inspections in place.
, Gustavo Petro , sent two U.S. military planes back to their bases, refusing to let them land in his country. They were carrying Colombian nationals, all of whom had been in our country illegally and had been convicted of other crimes. They were being flown back to their homes because we do not want them in the U.S.
Trump responded with a statement threatening a 25% tariff on all Colombian goods coming into the U.S., an immediate travel ban and visa revocation for all Colombian officials, and enhanced U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection of all incoming Colombian cargo and personnel. But less than an hour and a half later, he caved in completely and did the right thing. The White House announced that “the Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of illegal aliens from Colombia from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay.” In exchange for agreeing to let U.S.
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