Colombia accepts deportees after earlier blocking flights and incurring Trump tariffs
Jan 26, 2025
Trump had called for ‘retaliatory measures’ including 50% tariffs on Colombia after Gustavo Petro blocked two aircraftColombian president Gustavo Petro announced on Sunday that he would be sending a presidential plane to “facilitate the dignified return of Colombian nationals” after he had earlier blocked two US military aircraft carrying deported Colombians from landing in his country, prompting Donald Trump to enact emergency tariffs and other retaliatory measures.In a statement, Petro caved to US pressure, saying, the presidential plane would facilitate the “dignified return of Colombian nationals who were to arrive in the country today in the morning hours, coming in from deportation flights”, read a statement released on Sunday. Continue reading...