Trump puts on hold Colombia tolls after contract– DW– 01/27/2025

The White House Announced Late Sunday that Us President Donald Trump would certainly not move forward with Tariffs and some permissions Against Colombia, after the South American Country Agreed to Take in Deported Migrants From The Us,Including On Us Military Aircraft

Colombia “Has Agreed to All of President Trump’s Terms, Including the Unrestricted Acceptance of All Illegal Aliens From Colombia Returned From The United States, Including on Us Military Aircraft, Withhout Limitation Or Delay,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Said in A Statement.

Earlier, Trump Said He was getting spunitive Taiffs and Travel Bans on Colombia, Among various other Retaliatatory Steps.

Leavitt Said the Measures which would certainly have enforced 25% TARRATS on all colombian Goods Coming Into the United States and after that Raized to 50% in one Week wishes to “Held in Reserve, and not signed.”

But visa limitations on Colombian Government Officials Will Remain in Place “Until the First Planeload of Colombian Deportees is Successfully Returned.”

The Move was caused by Colombia Refusing Landing Permission for At Least Two Us Deportation Flights.

“Thesis measures are just the starting,” Trump Had Written on his social networks system fact social. “We will not allow the colombian government to violate it’s legal obligation with regard to the acceptance and return of the criminals they forced into the united states.”

Migrants require to be treated with ‘Dignity’ – Colombian President

Following the White House’s Announcement, The Colombian Government Said It Had “Overcome the Impass” with the us.

“We will continue to receive Colombians Who Return as Deportees, Guarante Eing Them Decent Conditions,” Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo Said in A Statement.

Colombian head of state gustavo petro claimed previously in the day that trips lugging travelers deported from the us would certainly not be approved the trump management developed methods that deal with individuals with”dignity.”

“A migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that a human being,” Petro Said “That is Why I Returned the Us Military Planes that Were Carrying Colombian Migrants.”

Petro Added that His Country Wood Receive Colombian Arriving on Civilian Aircraft and “Without Treatment Like Criminals.”

Later, Colombia Offered to Send a Presidential Plana “To Facilitate the Humane Return of Colombian National.”

Petro Criticized Trump in A Defiant Post on X, Saying “Your Blockade Doesn’t Scare Me.” Petro threated 50% TARRATS on Us Goods After Trump’s Earlier Trade Announcements in Regards to theSouth American Country

Colombia after that Said it would certainly move forward with 25% TARRAFS on Us Goods,After Petro’s Threat

United States to Suspend Issuing Visas for Colombbeans

Following Petro’s Refusal to Accept the Flights, Us Secretary Rubio Promptly Ordered the Suspension of Visa Issuance at the Us Embassy’s Consular Section in Bogota.

Rubio is providing “Travel Sanctions on Individuals and their families, who was Responsible for the interference of us Repatiation Flight Operations,” The Us Department of State Said in A Statement, Adding That “Will Continue and Prioritize an America First Agenda. “

The declaration so Says Measures wishes to continue to be in position uniled colombia satisfies its commitment to approve the return of its people.

Mike Johnson, The Republican Speaker of the Us House of Repreet Act, Said the Congress prepares to establish permissions on Those that stop working to “Accept their Citizens Who are illegally in the united states.”

“President Trump is putting america first, just like hei laid he would. And congress wants to implement policies that Reinforce his agenda,”.

Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, on the various other Hand, Criticized Trump’s Move to Impose Retaliatatory Tariffs on Colombia.

“Trump is all about making inflation worse for working class Americans, not Better,” She Said

Colombia is a Major Exporter of Coffee, Meaning Breakfast Might Get A Little More Epensive for some Americans Due toTrump’s Tariffs

Flights Landing in Guatemala, Honduras

Among a plethora of Trump’s Campaign Promises was to punish those Entering The Us Illegally.

Two Air Force C-17 Cargo Planes Carrying Migrants Removed From The Us Touched Down Early on Friday in Guatemala.

On the exact same day, Honduras Received Two Deportation Flight Carrying A Total of 193 People.

Accord to Figures from the Advocacy Group Witness at the Border, Colombia Accepted 475 Deportation Flight From The United States from 2020 To 2024, Fifth Behind Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and El Salvador.

It Accepted 124 Deportation Flights in 2024.

Honduras Calls on ‘Urgent’ Celac Meeting

In The Wake of the Deportation Row, Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Sunday Called for an “Urgent” Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in the coming week.

Accord to a declaration from the Honduran Government, Petro Already Confirmed his specific face to face in Tegucigalpa.

The conference will certainly occur as Rubio is anticipated to take a trip to main America – his very first journey abroad as the leading us mediator.

ESS, KB/WD, DJ (dpa, AFP, Reuters, Efe)