What happens when military flights carrying deported migrants are blocked? Find out how Trump’s tariffs are sparking an international feud with Colombia!
In a dramatic turn of events, President Donald Trump has imposed a hefty 25% tariff on Colombian imports, escalating tensions between the U.S. and Colombia. This recent decision comes on the heels of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's bold refusal to allow U.S. military planes carrying deported migrants to land on Colombian soil. Trump took to social media platform Truth Social, expressing that this rejection poses a significant threat to U.S. national security and claiming that retaliatory measures were necessary to respond to this "disrespectful" act.
With the deportation flights backtracking into the U.S. instead of landing in Colombia, Trump’s administration is not just stopping at tariffs. The president has directed his administration to impose significant visa restrictions and has announced that visas for Colombian government officials and their supporters are now at risk of revocation. It seems like the diplomatic tea's gone cold, and both nations are serving up a large portion of bitterness as Petro asserts that any deportee should be treated with dignity, not as criminals, which he believes justified his decision to block the flights entirely.
As the tariff war brews, the drama unfolds on social media platforms and traditional outlets, with both leaders stirring up excitement and confusion. In a twist of fate, while Trump focuses on the economic implications of the confrontation, Petro is adamant that his stance is based on human rights issues. Many observers are tuning in, wondering where this back-and-forth will lead, not only for Colombian migrants but for the relationship between the two nations moving forward.
Looking at this from a broader perspective, trade wars often lead to unintended consequences for citizens on both sides, and this is no exception. Perhaps what began as a political power play will ripple through economies, migrant lives, and diplomatic relations for years to come. Also, did you know that Colombia is one of the world's leading coffee producers? It’s ironic how the country known for its rich coffee beans is now brewing a pot of tariffs instead! Let's just hope it doesn't spill over to other areas of trade and friendship!
It comes after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied entry on Colombian soil of US military planes carrying deported migrants.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would impose sweeping retaliatory measures against Colombia, including tariffs and visa sanctions after the nation ...
Los vuelos, realizados en aviones militares estadounidenses C-17, transportaban a unos 80 inmigrantes colombianos cada uno y habían partido de California, dijo ...
Trump wrote on Truth Social that the refusal by Colombian President Gustavo Petro to accept the flights jeopardized U.S. national security. The retaliatory ...
Gustavo Petro said on X that the United States should not treat Colombian migrants as criminals and that he had already turned away U.S. military flights ...
President Petro says Bogota will block US deportation flights until migrants are guaranteed 'dignified treatment'.
Earlier Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he rejected deportation flights because the deportees were being transported in military aircraft.
Trump said Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions to be taken against Colombia after rejecting deporation flights.
Donald Trump hizo el anuncio después de que Gustavo Petro se negara a recibir dos aviones militares con colombianos deportados, diciendo que solo aceptaría ...
El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció este domingo que está bloqueando los vuelos de deportación provenientes de Estados Unidos, ...
Donald Trump también dijo que revocaría inmediatamente los visados a los funcionarios del gobierno colombiano y a los “partidarios” del presidente Gustavo Petro ...
Trump hizo el anuncio en su red social Truth Social. Añadió que la decisión del presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro “pone en peligro” la seguridad nacional ...
U.S. President Donald ...
Beyond the travel ban and tariffs, the president said he directed his administration to revoke visas for Colombian government officials and place visa sanctions ...
El presidente de EE.UU. decidió imponer aranceles contra Colombia y otras medidas luego de que el presidente Petro no permitiera aviones con inmigrantes ...
President Donald Trump posted threats against Colombia on his social media platform on Sunday after two U.S. military repatriation flights were prevented ...
The measures President Trump announced are as follows: Emergency tariffs: A 25% tariff on all Colombian imports to the United States, which would escalate to 50 ...
The U.S. and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other's ...
El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, y su homólogo colombiano, Gustavo Petro, anunciaron la imposición mutua de aranceles de hasta el 50% a las ...
Petro había anunciado que su gobierno no aceptaría los vuelos con migrantes deportados hasta que el gobierno estadounidense cree un protocolo que trate a ...
Secretary Rubio is now authorizing travel sanctions on individuals and their families, who were responsible for the interference of U.S. repatriation flight ...
ARCHIVO - El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, llega a la ceremonia inaugural de la COP16, una conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre biodiversidad, ...
The Colombian government late Sunday said it considered as "overcome" the episode with the Trump administration and Petro reposted the statement from the White ...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro had initially responded by saying his country would accept deportees on "civilian planes, without treating them like criminals ...
Donald Trump y Gustavo Petro se enfrascaron este domingo en una pelea en la que EEUU impuso aranceles a Colombia por no aceptar vuelos militares con migrantes ...
The possibility of a trade war erupted on Sunday between the United States and Colombia that could make coffee, flowers and raw materials more expensive for ...
US and Colombia back down from brink of trade war after Colombia agrees to accept flights carrying people deported from US.
Colombia se ha alejado del borde de una dañina guerra comercial con Estados Unidos, alcanzando un acuerdo para aceptar que los migrantes deportados sean ...
The crisis erupted when Colombian President Gustavo Petro earlier on Sunday had blocked US military cargo planes carrying undocumented migrants from landing.
US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on imports from Colombia after Bogota initially refused deportation flights. An employee cuts flowers inside a ...
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro averted an economic disaster at the 11th hour after diplomats from his government and the U.S. reached a deal on ...
Colombia evitó una guerra comercial con Estados Unidos al aceptar que los migrantes deportados sean devueltos en aviones militares después de que el ...
By declaring he'd put tariffs on goods from the South American country, the president imperiled a growing influx of foreign investment there.
The move follows a dispute over deportation flights from the U.S. that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two countries.
President Trump walking on stage with a group of supporters behind him taking photos. The rapid-fire threat by President Trump to impose crushing tariffs and ...
Hours after threatening punitive tariffs, the White House said Colombia agreed to accept deported migrants and lifted the threat of new levies.
La amenaza de imponer aranceles a países que no reciban a migrantes deportados fue puesta a prueba, y Donald Trump surgió victorioso.
Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia have been canceled following a dispute over deportation flights that nearly turned into a costly trade war ...