Colombia refused to accept US military airplanes, which expelled immigrants from the United States, causing a fierce response from President Trump.
The United States immediately imposed 25 % of Colombia's imports and raised to 50 % in a week, and Trump stated in social media.
The Trump administration also stated that the bank and financial sanctions against Colombia would “completely impose” and would apply the ban on travel and cancellation visa of Colombian government officials.
This movement reflects the fact that Trump is taking a model from Colombia, as he is working on a large -scale expulsion of an illegal immigrant that he threatened.
“This looks like a pretty bold and bold escalation on both sides,” said Will Falleman, a Fellow of Latin American America, quoted Colombia's economic dependence on the United States. A partner despite the fact that China is invading.
“But, similarly, it is quite bold for Trump to threaten Colombia like this,” said Freeman. “It's because Colombia is the longest, deepest, strategic ally in the region.”
Colombia's president, Gustabo Petro, is a series of social media posts in which Colombia does not accept military forced flights from the United States, until Trump administration provides a process to handle Colombia immigrants with “dignity and respect”. , I mentioned on Sunday on Sunday.
Petro also stated that Colombia has already driven a military plane carrying Colombian decoration. Other countries in Latin America have raised concerns about Trump's radical export plan, but Colombia seems to be one of the first countries that explicitly refused to cooperate.
“I can't stay in a country that doesn't want immigration,” Petro wrote.
He said he was still open to accept exiles on non -military flights.
With Petro's attitude, he took a collision course with Trump. Since he was appointed last Monday, Trump has issued a series of presidential orders and has moved to the purpose of forcing a huge number of immigrants to be expanded.
Customs duties alone could greatly hit the Colombian economy. The United States is the largest trading partner in Colombia, exporting top Colombia, such as crude oil, coffee, and cut flowers.
Petro also attracted attention to Americans living in Colombia. In social media posts, Peter said that more than 15,000 Americans live in the country without permission, and called for “normalization”.
Bogota's U.S. Embassy did not immediately respond to comment requests.
Petro did not include the details of when and how many military aircraft and immigrants were kicked out.
According to the latest data available from the Pew Research Center, there was a 190,000 unauthorized Colombia immigrant living in the United States in 2022.
Petro's representative confirmed that the plane had been turned away, but did not immediately answer other questions. Colombia's representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond immediately to comment requests.
Colombia has traditionally been a close US allies, but has recently revealed a difference in advisor policy. Peter has criticized the United States rather than the past president, but he continued to cooperate with the United States and regularly accepted overseas expulsion, said Colombian political analistogio Gzuman.
“This is a very surprising thing about this new approach.”
The United States usually sends out of the United States on an airplane similar to a US immigration, customs executive organization, or a commercial jet operated by ice. Mr. Trump signed an administrative order to support the border, and in the statement of the last week, the military chief Robert G. Sales would provide an airplane to support foreign expulsion. I mentioned.
The Trump administration dispatched the army in addition to the regular flights operated by ice. In other words, Petro does not replace a typical flight that lands several times a week in the country's country, and is called a private flight. “
A new plane sent from the army can only depart from the United States if the acceptance country approves it. Before the army flies, Salesses said, “I will first obtain the necessary diplomatic clearance and provide a host state notification.”
It was unknown which country agreed to receive the troops carrying the decoration, and it was unknown whether Colombia agreed, and we canceled the agreement.
Brazil's Foreign Affairs of Foreign Affairs complained that 88 immigrants were handcuffed on a flight from the United States on Friday, and would use a toilet to see if water was given during the flight. After being allowed, he complained of abuse.
Earlier on Friday, Guatemala received two U.S. Air Force jets with a total of 160 exiles, and became one of the first countries that released such a flight. The Guatemala government dispatched the vice president of the country to supervise the arrival of the expulsion of the C-17 aircraft, and the Trump administration welcomed the effort in social media messages.
Mexico officials, the source of the most unauthorized immigrants in the United States, said that they were open to receiving citizens that were forced to be repatriated to Mexico cities along the border.
“We are always welcoming Mexican men and women to return their weapons and return to their territory,” said the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday night social media.
Nevertheless, Mexican authorities do not clarify whether to accept military flights, as they have been in the past, or whether to receive immigrants from other countries.
On Friday, the news agency reported that Mexico had driven a military plane carrying an unidentified account.
Honduras, like Colombia, opposed the Trump administration's large -scale expulsion plan, said it was open to receiving military flights.
In an interview on Saturday, Foreign Minister Enrika Leina said, “We can receive our brothers as long as the conditions are appropriate and adjusted properly.”
He said that the government had talked about Honduras embassy about expulsion of abroad, but did not formally ask for the arrival of a military plane.
According to the Pew Research Center, about 4 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico live in the United States, accounting for about 37 % of the estimated US 11 million unauthorized immigrants.
However, Mexico is still the most common birth country for unauthorized immigrants in the United States, but has decreased from the peak of 6.9 million in 2007.
Unauthorized immigrant population from other countries has grown in recent years from the Caribbean, South America and Asia.
Annie Coreal has contributed to the report from Mexico City.