The White House closed the crisis with Colombia over the repatriations of immigrants by ensuring late Sunday that the Government of Bogotá accepts “all of President Trump’s terms” in this regard.
That includes “the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens Colombia returned from USAincluded in military aircraft, without limitations or delays.”
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Almost immediately, the Colombian president, Gustavo Petroreposted the American statement without any comment, implying that it completely validated it, although minutes later it deleted it without any explanation.
The stern statement issued by the White House assures that, according to this agreement, the tariffs promised by Donald Trump against Colombian imports and the sanctions ““They will not be signed unless Colombia does not honor this agreement.”
But he clarifies that “the restrictions of visas issued by the State Department – for senior Colombian officials – enhanced Customs and Border Protection inspections will remain in effect until the first planeload of Colombian deportees return successfully”adds White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.
“The president trump will continue to vigorously protect the sovereignty of our nation and expects other nations of the world to cooperate fully and accept the deportations of their citizens illegally present in the USA”, the statement says.
President Trump announced this Sunday the imposition of 25% tariffs on all Colombian products, a rate that will rise to 50% within a week, and the revocation of visas for senior officials of the Colombian Government and their families.
In addition, the president ordered reinforced inspections at customs and border controls for “all” Colombian citizens and merchandise, and the ““total imposition” of fiscal, banking and financial sanctions against Colombia, to which was added the announcement of the suspension of the issuance of visas in the consular section in Bogota.
The Government United States justified these measures by “the refusal” of the president Peter to “accept two repatriation flights that I had previously authorized.”
In retaliation, Petro announced that Colombia will also apply tariffs of 25% of imported American products, and then sent numerous messages on his X account to defend his position, which he now appears to have retracted.
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Although the exact reason that had led Petro to reject two deportation flights – moreover common since the time of Joe Biden-, it seems to be in that USA It used military planes to bring the emigrants in handcuffs, something it has already been doing with similar flights to Brazil.
The controversy over these flights has had a continental reach, and the president of HondurasXiomara Castro, called for Thursday an emergency meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), supposedly to express support for Colombia.
USA is the first commercial partner of Colombiawhile for the United States Colombia is only number 23, and exports to the North American country mainly refined oil, gold, aluminum, coal, coffee or flowers, mainly. It is a major importer of American corn.
