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Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil
The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.The New York Times - 14h -
Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations
The Trump administration has enlisted the U.S. military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on charter flightsABC News - 22h -
DHS carries out raids in major U.S. cities as deportation flights continue
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was in New York as immigration raids occurred. At least four people were taken into custody, according to sources. CBS News' Jason Allen reports on ...CBS News - 1d -
Inside Colombia’s Crisis Over Trump’s Deportations
When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.The New York Times - 1d -
Visa appointments at US Embassy in Colombia canceled
The U.S. Embassy in Colombia canceled Visa appointments on Monday with people seeking entry into the United States, the latest chapter in a nasty battle between the two countries sparked by ...The Hill - 1d -
Amid Trump's tariff threats, Colombia sends plane to pick up 110 deported citizens
President Donald Trump posted threats against Colombia on his social media platform on Sunday after two U.S. military repatriation flights were prevented from landing.ABC News - 2d -
Raids in Colorado target apparent gang members as Colombia reverses deportation stance
An immigration raid near Denver targeted apparent members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. This comes as more news emerges on mass deportation operations across the U.S., and as the spat ...CBS News - 2d -
What to know about Colombia's decision to accept migrant flights after Trump tariff threat
Colombia over the weekend decided to accept military flights carrying deported migrants after initially refusing to accept the flights, which prompted President Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on ...CBS News - 2d -
President Trump ramps up deportation efforts as tensions flare with Colombia
President Trump ramped up immigration enforcement with a series of raids and detentions in multipe cities and sending hundreds of undocumented migrants on military flights. After Colombia refused ...CBS News - 2d -
Eye Opener: Colombia agrees to accept migrants from U.S.
Colombia agrees to accept the return of migrants from the United States after President Trump threatened steep tarrifs on imports and other sanctions. Also, Palestinians return to northern Gaza ...CBS News - 2d -
White House says Colombia has agreed to take deported migrants
President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration is ramping up in cities nationwide and his mass deportation plan sparked an international standoff after Colombia turned away two U.S. military ...NBC News - 2d -
Colombia tariffs on hold after agreement on deported migrants, White House says
Earlier Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he rejected deportation flights because the deportees were being transported in military aircraft.CBS News - 2d -
Trump holding off on tariffs against Colombia after it accepts flights of deported migrants
The White House says President Trump is holding off from imposing a series of tariffs and other measures against Colombia after the country agreed late Sunday night to once again accept U.S. ...CBS News - 2d -
A farcical Colombian chapter in Trump’s trade war
A pointless spat over deportation flights shows the destructive futility aheadFinancial Times - 2d -
Colombia backs down and accepts US deportation flights to avert trade war
President Gustavo Petro agrees to accept deported migrants after Trump ordered 25% tariffs on all goods.BBC News - 2d -
Colombia tariff threat on hold after deportation agreement
The White House said Colombia has agreed to President Trump's deportation terms, after a standoff led to the prospect of a trade war. The saga began earlier Sunday when Colombia denied entry to ...NBC News - 2d -
Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs
The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees.The New York Times - 2d -
Colombia lifts ban on deportation flights after Trump tariff threat
US president had called for ‘retaliatory measures’ after Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, blocked two military aircraft carrying deportees. The US and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a ...The Guardian - 3d -
White House says Colombia agreed to Trump's deportation terms after tariff standoff
The White House said Sunday that Colombia has agreed to all of President Donald Trump’s terms after Trump threatened to impose sweeping retaliatory measures against it, including tariffs and visa ...NBC News - 3d -
US pauses tariffs on Colombia after deal on deportations
Bogotá had turned back American planes carrying deported migrantsFinancial Times - 3d -
Trump claims victory in deportation showdown with Colombia, puts steep tariffs on hold
After a day of drama, President Donald Trump paused steep retaliatory tariffs that he had threatened against Colombia after the South American nation agreed to accept military deportation flights ...MarketWatch - 3d -
White House says US-Colombia agreement in place after back-and-forth over tariffs, immigration
The White House said Sunday night that a U.S.-Colombia agreement had come together in the wake of a back-and-forth between the two countries over topics including immigration and tariffs. "The ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump Says Colombia Will Accept Deportees, Ending Tariff Standoff
The president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making more than 900 arrests Sunday.The Wall Street Journal - 3d -
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Colombia as deported migrant flights blocked
It comes after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied entry to US military planes carrying deported migrants.BBC News - 3d -
Colombia to send presidential plane to Honduras to pick up migrants from US flights
Colombia will send its presidential plane to Honduras to pick up Colombians after the country refused to accept migrant deportation flights from the United States, causing President Trump to enact ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump places tariffs, travel ban on Colombia after not accepting deportation flights
President Trump said Sunday he is placing tariffs, a travel ban and other measures on Colombia after the country's government rejected two planes carrying migrants and the country's president said ...The Hill - 3d -
Colombia’s president says he will deny entry of US deportation flights
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he will deny entry to the United States's deportation flights as President Trump's immigration plan begins. “The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as ...The Hill - 3d -
Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight
Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to the country.NBC News - 5d -
White House says migrant deportation flights with military aircraft have begun
The Trump administration has started flying immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally out of the country using military aircraft, a White House spokesperson said Friday. White House press secretary ...The Hill - 5d -
De Blasio: New Yorkers won't accept 'mass deportations'
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Thursday that New Yorkers won’t accept “mass deportations,” even as Mayor Eric Adams (D) pledges to work with President Trump’s administration to ...The Hill - 6d -
How to stop Donald Trump exporting trade wars
Distortions from US tariffs need not be disastrousFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Pentagon to support deportation flights, construct barriers in border deployment
The U.S. military will support deportation flights and intelligence collection and help construct barriers when 1,500 active-duty troops deploy to the southern border and begin work in the next two ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
JetBlue now accepts Venmo payments to book flights, an airline first
Venmo payment options are available on JetBlue website, and will roll out on carrier's mobile app in coming months.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
China sees room to avert trade war with Trump despite tariff threat
New US president hints at potential agreement linking TikTok ownership with tariffsFinancial Times - Jan. 22 -
FirstFT: US officials race to avert TikTok ban
Also in today’s newsletter, manufacturing surge boosts China’s economy and Mark Carney launches bid to become Canada’s PMFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
US streamlines deportation flights to China
The Biden administration repatriated more than 500 Chinese nationals in the last year, laying the groundwork for systematic deportations across the Pacific Ocean. On Friday, the Department of ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
How business is bracing for a US-China trade war
President-elect Trump talked tough on tariffs on his way to securing a resounding win for Republicans in November, and now businesses are preparing for a trade war that could eclipse the one that ...The Hill - Jan. 9