Trump orders tariffs on Colombia over rejection of US military deportation flights
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) â U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia after its government rejected two U.S. military flights carrying migrants.
Trump said the measures were necessary, because the decision of Colombian President Gustavo Petro âjeopardizedâ national security in the U.S.
âThese measures are just the beginning,â Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. âWe will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States.â
Earlier Sunday, Petro said that his government wouldnât accept flights carrying migrants deported from the U.S. until the Trump administration creates a protocol that treats them with âdignity.â Petro made the announcement in two X posts, one of which included a news video of migrants reportedly deported to Brazil walking on a tarmac with restraints on their hands and feet.