Customs taxes, entry bans… Trump imposes sanctions against Colombia over migrant issue

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he had ordered a series of retaliations, including customs duties, against Colombia, which turned back military planes carrying irregular migrants expelled by the United States.

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Donald Trump announced a series of commercial, financial and diplomatic sanctions against Colombia on Sunday after the Latin American country refused to allow US military planes carrying immigrants deported from the United States to land on its soil.

In a message published on his Truth Social network, the American president, who declared the fight against immigration a national emergency upon his return to the White House on Monday, announced the introduction of 25% customs duties on all goods imported into the United States from Colombia.

Several other measures

He added that these duties would be increased to 50% within a week. He also announced a ban on entry into the United States and a revocation of visas for Colombian officials, as well as financial and banking sanctions. These measures “are just the beginning”, Donald Trump warned.

A US official had previously said that Colombia had refused to allow two US military planes carrying immigrants expelled from the United States to land on Sunday. Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the use of military aircraft for the deportations.

“The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,”, he wrote on the X network. He said Colombia would welcome the migrants if they were transported on civilian aircraft, demanding that they be treated with dignity and respect.