Commander-in-chief says Colombian president’s ‘denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States’

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced retaliatory tariffs on Colombia after its president said he blocked US military deportation flights, the first instance of Trump using economic pressure to force other nations to fall in line with his mass deportation plans since he took office last week.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he rejected deportation flights because the deportees were being transported in military aircraft.

Donald Trump announced "emergency tariffs" of 25 percent on all imported Colombian goods, along with other "retaliatory measures."

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Hours after the president of Colombia refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in his country, President Donald Trump announced Sunday immediate reprisals against the South American nation: A 25% tariff on all Colombian products — to rise to 50% in a week — and the shutting down of the visa section in the U.

President Trump on Sunday announced “emergency” tariffs on imports from Colombia, an early signal of how he might enact trade policy in the early days of his second term.

Trump said the Colombia's refusal jeopardized U.S. national security. He imposed tariffs on incoming goods, sanctions on government officials, enhanced border inspections of Colombian nationals, and banking and financial sanctions.

Trump has announced retaliatory measures against Colombia after the country refused to accept deportation flights of Colombian migrants.

Colombia will reject deportation flights from the United States after Brazil decried the treatment of migrants arriving handcuffed and shackled, complicating President Donald Trump’s plans and providing a contrast with the cooperative acceptance of Mexico and Guatemala.

Trump announces retaliatory measures after Colombia blocks military deportation flights from U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would impose sweeping retaliatory measures against Colombia, including tariffs and visa sanctions after the nation denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights.