President Trump announced punitive tariffs of 25% on Colombian goods and travel bans on officials due to Colombia's refusal to accept US deportation flights. This decision escalates tensions, with both President Trump and Colombia's President Gustavo Petro exchanging threats of tariffs and emphasizing human dignity for migrants. Trump insists that Colombia must adhere to legal obligations related to deported criminals, while Petro condemns this approach, stating that migrants deserve humane treatment. The situation continues to evolve with both countries threatening further retaliatory measures.
"These measures are just the beginning," Trump wrote on his social media platform 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."
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that flights carrying migrants deported from the US would not be accepted until the Trump administration established protocols that treated people with 'dignity.' "A migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that a human being deserves," Petro said.
Later, Colombia offered to send a presidential plane to the US 'to facilitate the humane return of Colombian nationals.'
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