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Last Updated:January 27, 2025, 09:40 IST
The US and Colombia had entered a tariff war after Trump imposed sanctions due to South American country's refusal to allow US flights to land. However, Colombia has now agreed to "all terms" of US.
Colombia succumbs to Donald Trump's tariff threat (AP Image)
In a U-turn within hours of Donald Trump threatening to impose sanctions, Colombia succumbed to the tariff war and agreed to accept “all terms" of the US President for the deportation of immigrants from the South American country, the White House said.
“The Government of 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, without limitation or delay," The White House Press Secretary statement said on Sunday (local time).
With this U-turn, the sanction announced by the US President “will be held in reserve" unless the neighbouring country “fails to honour" the agreement.
“Based on this agreement, the fully drafted IEEPA tariffs and sanctions will be held in reserve, and not signed, unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement," the White House said.
The visa sanctions announced by Trump on the Colombian government officials and their “supporters", however, will “remain in effect".
“The visa sanctions issued by the State Department, and enhanced inspections from Customs and Border Protection, will remain in effect until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned," the statement said.
Trump had announced to impose a 25% tariff on all Colombian goods, which would have risen to as high as 50% in a week after the latter refused to allow two military flights of the US, deporting the illegal immigrants, to land.
The White House underlined that the U-turn by Colombia, which in turn imposed a 25% goods on the US products, triggering tariff war between the two countries, “make it clear that America is respected again".
“President Trump will continue to fiercely protect our nation’s sovereignty and he expects all other nations of the world to fully cooperate in accepting the deportation of their citizens illegally present in the United States," the White House said.
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Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:January 27, 2025, 09:02 IST
News world Colombia Takes U-Turn On US Deportation Flights Amid Tariffs War, Says 'We Accept All Trump's Terms'
