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 trade war on Sunday after the White House said the Colombians had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.
Donald Trump, the US president, had threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia to punish it for earlier refusing to accept military flights carrying deportees amid his sweeping immigration crackdown.
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US pauses tariffs on Colombia after deal on deportations
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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 - 1d -
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