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US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he is taking retaliatory actions against Colombia, including tariffs and visa restrictions, after the Colombian government’s refused to accept two migrant deportation flights.
The President called these actions essential as Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s decision posed a threat to US national security.
“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 his social media platform Truth Social.
Earlier, Colombian President Petro declared that Colombia would not accept US deportation flights until the Trump administration establishes protocols ensuring dignified treatment of migrants. He also shared a footage showing reportedly deported migrants in Brazil walking while restrained on a tarmac.
“A migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that a human being deserves,” Petro said. “That is why I returned the US military planes that were carrying Colombian migrants.”
Petro specified that Colombia would accept its citizens only via civilian aircraft and without criminal-style treatment.
The Trump administration has intensified its immigration enforcement efforts, utilising active-duty military personnel for border security and deportation operations.
On Friday, two Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft transported deported migrants to Guatemala. Additionally, Honduras received two separate deportation flights carrying 193 individuals on the same day.
