By Phil Stewart and Oliver Griffin
WASHINGTON/BOGOTA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose retaliatory measures on Colombia including tariffs, sanctions and travel after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of Trump's immigration crackdown.
Trump said the action by Colombian President Gustavo Petro jeopardized U.S. national security, and he has directed his administration to take retaliatory measures.
They include imposing emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States, which will go up to 50% in one week; a travel ban and visa revocations on Colombian government officials and its allies; fully imposing emergency Treasury, banking and financial sanctions and enhanced border inspections of Colombian nationals.
President Petro condemned the practice, suggesting it treated migrants like criminals. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said Colombia would welcome home deported migrants on civilian planes, saying they should be treated with dignity and respect.
Comment:
We have the right to control our border crossings and immigration.
Columbia has to respect the sovereignty of America.
What will happen if we give-up trying to control our borders and immigration?