After Colombia turned away two military flights deporting illegal immigrants from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Jan. 26 that he is working to impose retaliatory measures against the nation.
Trump suggested that Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s actions threaten U.S. national security, and he is directing his administration to impose emergency 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Colombia, which will rise to 50 percent in seven days.
Trump is imposing a travel ban and visa revocations on the nation’s government officials and allies and will enact emergency Treasury, banking, and financial sanctions while ramping up border inspections on Colombian nationals.
“These measures are just the beginning,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “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!”
The deportation flights are one of many actions the president has taken to enforce laws against illegal immigration since assuming office on Monday.
Mexico accepted the first four deportation flights of illegal immigrants from the United States this week. The flights set a new record for deportations to the nation in a single day, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
This story will be updated.
Reuters contributed to this report.
From The Epoch Times
