President Trump Reportedly Strikes Colombia With Retaliatory Measures For Rejecting Deportation Flights

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would impose sweeping retaliatory measures against Colombia, including tariffs and visa sanctions, after it denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights.




"These measures are just the beginning. We 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!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense Department confirmed to NBC News that the flights were denied.

The flights, carried out on U.S. military C-17 aircraft, departed from California carrying about 80 Colombian migrants each, the defense official told NBC News.

In response, Trump announced on Truth Social sweeping retaliatory measures that include tariffs on Colombian imports, visa sanctions on government officials and allies, enhanced customs inspections and financial penalties, as the U.S. accuses Colombia of violating its obligations to accept deported nationals.

Trump justified the measures by writing that President Gustavo "Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States."

He added that the tariffs on Colombian imports would start at 25% on all goods and would rise to 50% in one week.
The retaliatory measures also include "A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters," Trump wrote, as well as "Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government."

from NBC