Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday ordered an increase in import duties on products from the United States in retaliation for President Trump's tariffs and sanctions.
Peter, In a post on social platform Xsaid he had ordered “the Minister of Foreign Affairs to increase import duties from the United States by 25%.”
“American products with rising prices in the national economy need to be replaced by domestic production, and the government will help in this regard,” the post continued.
Early Sunday morning, President Trump slammed Colombia, imposing a 25% tariff on all goods imported into the United States and imposing travel restrictions on “officials and all allies and supporters” of the South American country in response to the Colombia crisis. It imposed measures including bans and immediate visa cancellations. Two planes carrying migrants were refused.
“We have been informed that two repatriation flights from the United States carrying a large number of illegal criminals were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia's Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who Already extremely unpopular with the public,” President Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
President Trump said the Colombian president's “denial of these flights endangers the national security and public safety of the United States,” adding, “I urge my administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures: I gave instructions,” he added.
Petro announced Sunday morning that he would refuse entry to U.S. deportation flights as President Trump's immigration plan gets underway.
Petro: 'The US cannot treat Colombian immigrants as criminals' Posted on Sunday on X. “We deny entry to our territory of U.S. military aircraft carrying Colombian immigrants.''
Petro announced Sunday that Honduras would send a presidential plane to pick up Colombians after the country refused to accept migrant deportation flights from the United States.
“This measure responds to the government's commitment to guarantee conditions of dignity. No Colombian people, patriots and subjects of rights, have ever been and will never be expelled from Colombian territory. Never,” the statement continued.
Marco Rubio becomes new Secretary of State stated in a statement Petro had given permission for two flights, but the permission was revoked while the plane was in flight.
“As today's actions demonstrate, we remain unwavering in our resolve to eliminate illegal immigration and strengthen America's border security,” Rubio said.
Petro responded to Rubio with a post saying he would never allow Colombians to be handcuffed onto a plane.
“Marco, if the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs allow this, it will never be under my command. … I am a free man, not a man bound by chains,” he said. Said.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana); In a Sunday afternoon post by Xsaid Colombia and all countries “should take note.”
“Congress is well prepared to pass sanctions and other measures against those who do not fully cooperate or comply with requirements to bring in our nationals who are in the United States illegally,” Johnson said. said.
