Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

Trump announces ’emergency 25 percent tariffs’ on Colombia after deportation flights denied entry


US President Donald Trump announced 25 percent retaliatory “emergency tariffs” on Colombia on Sunday (local time), hours after President Gustavo Petro blocked US military deportation flights.

Following Petro’s announcement, Trump criticized him/her in a post on Truth Social and announced a number of sanctions and policies targeting Colombia. The US President’s actions included a 25 percent tariff on all imports from the country, a “travel ban” for Colombian citizens, and the cancellation of visas for Colombian officials in the US along with “all allies and supporters”.

Trump attacked Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, calling him/her “unpopular.” he/she claimed that their denial of these flights “endangered” the national security and public safety of the United States.

“I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States with large numbers of illegal criminals were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia’s socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already extremely unpopular among his/her people. Petro’s denial of these flights jeopardizes the national security and public safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following immediate and decisive retaliatory actions,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Said.

Earlier on Sunday, Petro announced the halt of two US military flights carrying migrants headed to the country and called on the United States to establish better protocols in the treatment of migrants.

he/she also said that the US could not treat Colombian migrants like criminals and refused to accept US planes carrying migrants.

“The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants like criminals. I deny entry to our territory of American planes carrying Colombian migrants. The United States must establish a protocol for the respectful treatment of immigrants before receiving them.

Trump has also said that after a week the tariff on goods will increase by 50 percent.

“Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In a week, the 25% tariff will be increased to 50%,” the post read.

Trump has also ordered the immediate cancellation of visas for Colombian government officials and imposed a visa ban on all supporters of the Colombian president’s party.

“Colombian government officials and all associates and supporters will be subject to a travel ban and immediate visa cancellation,” it said.

“Visa ban on all party members, family members and supporters of the Colombian government,” he/she said.

Trump further said that more such steps could be taken and that the Colombian government should follow its ‘legal obligations’ to take back its migrants.

“These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations regarding the acceptance and return of criminals they forced into the United States! he/she said.



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