US President, Donald Trump, has slammed 25 percent tariffs on Colombia after its president barred two military planes carrying deported migrants from landing in the country.
Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, on Sunday via his official X page, denied entry to US military planes carrying deported migrants into the country.
“The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I deny the entry of American planes carrying Colombian migrants into our territory.
“The United States must establish a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them,” Petro posted.
US officials on Sunday said that two military planes from San Diego were due to land in Colombia with migrant deportees, but the plans were scrapped due to complications.
Trump, while speaking on the matter in a post on Truth Social, said emergency tariffs on all goods entering the US from Colombia would be implemented immediately