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 sanctions, after it denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights.

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 sanctions, after it denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights.

"The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Leavitt said Trump's proposed actions on tariffs and sanctions "will be held in reserve, and not signed, unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement."

Other measures announced earlier Sunday, including visa sanctions and "enhanced inspections" by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, "will remain in effect until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned."

Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said in remarks delivered in Spanish that the country “will continue to receive Colombians deported, guaranteeing them dignified conditions as citizens subject to rights.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colombia-turns-away-deportation-flights-rcna189335

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