US, Colombia wage tariff war after Petro blocks Trump’s deportation flights | Migration News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 27, 2025
The United States and Colombia have announced tit-for-tat tariffs amid a spat over Bogota’s refusal to accept the return of migrants being deported under United States President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Trump on Sunday slapped tariffs and visa restrictions on Latin America’s third-most populous country after Colombian President Gustavo Petro turned away two US military aircraft carrying deportees.
The US will immediately impose a 25 percent “emergency” tariff on all Colombian imports, which will be raised to 50 percent in a week, Trump wrote on his social media platform . . .
