The White House announced on Sunday night that the Washington -Colombian government agreed to repatriate immigrants who had been expelled overseas by military aircraft, and that President Trump would hold a high tariff on Colombia.
In response to the Colombian government from entering the country last weekend, Trump pledged a quick and punishment in early Sundays. Expulsion of abroad The United States opposes the efforts of the Trump administration. Military aircraft that forced immigration。
Mr. Trump has some administration to Colombia, including 25 % of the customs duties to social media on Sundays (he stated that he would raise 50 % in a week). He posted to take measures.
He has also announced the ban on travel to Colombian government officials and their “ally”, “immediate visa cancellation”, visa sanctions against Colombian authorities and their relatives, and strengthening customs tests for travelers and cargo from Colombia.
“These measures are only the beginning,” said Trump in his social media platform, Truth Social. “We do not allow the Colombian government to violate the legal obligations on the acceptance and repatriation of criminals forced to the United States!”
But late Sunday night, the White House spokeswoman Caroline Levit said in a statement, “The Colombian government has all the illegal residents who have returned from the United States, including the U.S. Army, including the U.S. Army. I agreeed. ” Based on this agreement, unless Colombia complies with this agreement, the drafted IEEPA tariffs and sanctions will be on hold and will not be signed. “
According to Levit’s statement, “the Ministry of State’s visa sanctions and the enhancement of the inspection by the Customs and Border Security Bureau will continue until the first airplane of Colombian pollution on an airplane returns safely.”
The Columbia Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the country had “overcome the deadlock” with the United States, and the United States Foreign Minister and Ambassador would visit Washington DC “within the next few hours” and continue to discuss the agreement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “We will continue to accept Colombians returning as exiles and guarantee dignified conditions as the people who are subject to rights.” According to the ministry’s statement, the U.S. military aircraft was not mentioned, but President Colombian will be used to return immigrants, which were supposed to be forced to be repatriated on Sunday morning.
Prior to this, the senior official of Trump told CBS news that the use of Presidential aircraft was not enough to stop Trump’s proposed tariffs and sanctions.
A senior government official said on Sunday that Trump’s actions would be equivalent to the “clear message” of “there is an obligation to accept the home country.”
Prior to the agreement announced on Sunday night, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said in a social media that “your blockade is not afraid of me”, and Colombia has raised tariffs with 50 % tariffs on US products. He said he would compete. Petro said, “I don’t really like traveling to the United States. It’s a bit boring,” Petro said.
Petro also said, “The United States may try to execute a coup using economic power and arrogance as in Agende … President, please defeat me. Then America. Both continents and mankind will respond, “Petro wrote.
In a statement, Colombia said in a statement that it was Colombia’s responsibility to “serious and promptly in a serious and prompt way”.
“Colombian President Petro had permitted the flight and gained all necessary permissions, but the plane canceled permission during the flight.” “As today’s actions show, we are unpopular with eradicating illegal immigrants and strengthening US border security.”
Late on Sunday, the State Department confirmed that Rubio had ordered the Bogota US Embassy consulate to suspend a visa.
“The Secretary of the State has now approved sanctions on traveling sanctions on individuals and their families involved in the US and its homeland.” “Measures continue until Colombia is obliged to accept the return of its own people. The United States will not be a step in protecting national security.”
U.S. officials told CBS news that the US Customs and Border Security Bureau had already taken measures to allow Columbia government officials and diplomats to travel with so -called A -visa and G Visa as of Sunday night. 。 The authorities also added that they have also begun to strengthen customs tests for cargo from Colombia. CBP later acknowledged these acts in the official statement.
Prior to this, Peter said that he had refused expulsion because the expulsion was transferred by military aircraft, and argued that such measures were treated as criminals.
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Petro wrote to social media that “the United States must establish a procedure to handle immigrants with dignity before accepting immigrants.” He added that as long as it was held on a private aircraft, it would accept forced flights.
U.S. officials told CBS that Colombian immigrants, which were forced to be deported on Sundays, have returned to the United States, and DHS detention will continue until new agreements are obtained.
Two US officials said to CBS news that two of the Pentagon airplanes, which carryed immigrants, will land in Colombia on Sunday after leaving the San Diego area near the southern border. However, those plans were withdrawn overnight.
One of the US officials said that it was planning to forcibly repatriate about 80 Colombian immigrants for each military aircraft.
Colombia’s decision to prevent US forced flights on weekends has been an early diplomatic setback for the Trump administration, which builds the basics of promised massive repatriation campaigns and the crackdown on illegal immigrants.
As part of the crackdown, Trump showed a major movement to enhance the role of the U.S. military in immigration crackdowns, declared a state emergency, and deployed 1,500 Army soldiers and Marines on the southern border. The army has constructed border walls and has been given missions to support the operations of customs and border security bureaus. Legal restrictions for many years have prohibited the use of soldiers for legal civil execution, including the US Immigration Law.
Earlier this week, the administration has been forced to remove Guatemala immigrants, which have illegally crossed the southern borders, to Guatemala, and advertise this movement as the beginning of a large -scale deportation.
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