
Facing mounting pressure from the United States, Colombia has agreed to comply with President Donald Trump’s demands to accept deportation flights, avoiding significant trade penalties. The White House confirmed the decision late Sunday, stating that the proposed tariffs on Colombian goods will not be implemented for now.
The standoff began when Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered officials to deny entry to flights carrying deported nationals. In response, Trump swiftly announced a set of economic sanctions, including a 25% tariff on all Colombian imports, with a warning that it could double within days if the situation was not resolved.
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) January 27, 2025
Following intense negotiations, Colombia reversed course, agreeing to receive deportees without restrictions. The White House stated that Colombian officials conceded to all U.S. terms, ensuring that deportation flights would not face further obstacles.
President Trump used only ONE Truth Social Post to solve Columbia illegals deportations and slammed Socialist Colombian President Gustavo Petro! Deport them all!!!
FAFO!🤣🤣🤣👇
Only One Post!👇 pic.twitter.com/C08L9hoqME
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) January 26, 2025
While the threat of tariffs has been lifted, the administration has made it clear that border inspections for Colombian goods will remain in place until deportation flights are confirmed to be operating smoothly.
Trump brought Columbia to their knees between the 8th and 9th hole. 😎 pic.twitter.com/FVB4E5J4yo
— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) January 26, 2025
Colombian authorities have arranged for their presidential plane to assist in the return of citizens, an effort seen as a means to save face after the public dispute with the Trump administration.
Columbia tried to resist Trump and he came back swinging haymakers.
So far Trump is over-performing beyond my expectations. pic.twitter.com/hv7jl3xTUF
— Marc Lobliner – IFBB Pro (@MarcLobliner) January 26, 2025
Meetings between U.S. and Colombian officials are expected to take place in the coming days to formalize agreements and discuss future cooperation on immigration matters.
1 Trump sends illegals back to Columbia
2 Columbia refuses flights
3 Trump levels them with tariffs
4 Columbia sends their presidential plane to come get those same migrants lol
5 Everyone suddenly realizes the Democrats could've fixed this at any time and intentionally did not— Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) January 26, 2025