
President Donald Trump has once again demonstrated his commitment to strong immigration enforcement by compelling Colombia to accept deportation flights after initially refusing to cooperate. The White House confirmed that tariffs on Colombian goods will be put on hold after the country agreed to receive deported individuals under all of Trump’s conditions.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s refusal to accept deportation flights earlier this week sparked a tense standoff with the U.S., leading Trump to announce immediate economic penalties. These included a 25% tariff on all Colombian imports and a travel ban on government officials. Facing potential economic consequences, Colombia quickly changed its position.
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) January 27, 2025
According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the Colombian government has agreed to accept deportees without restrictions, including those flown on military aircraft. Leavitt added that while tariffs will not be enforced at this time, the administration will be closely monitoring Colombia’s actions.
President Trump used only ONE Truth Social Post to solve Columbia illegals deportations and slammed Socialist Colombian President Gustavo Petro! Deport them all!!!
FAFO!🤣🤣🤣👇
Only One Post!👇 pic.twitter.com/C08L9hoqME
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) January 26, 2025
Petro initially responded to Trump’s measures by announcing tariffs on U.S. goods, but his government later walked back those plans and pledged full compliance. Colombian officials confirmed they would use their presidential aircraft to assist with the repatriation process.
Trump brought Columbia to their knees between the 8th and 9th hole. 😎 pic.twitter.com/FVB4E5J4yo
— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) January 26, 2025
While the threat of tariffs has been lifted, the U.S. government is maintaining strict border inspections on Colombian goods and travelers until the first flights successfully arrive.
Columbia tried to resist Trump and he came back swinging haymakers.
So far Trump is over-performing beyond my expectations. pic.twitter.com/hv7jl3xTUF
— Marc Lobliner – IFBB Pro (@MarcLobliner) January 26, 2025
Colombian officials are scheduled to meet with U.S. counterparts in Washington to further discuss implementation and ensure there are no future disruptions to deportation flights.
1 Trump sends illegals back to Columbia
2 Columbia refuses flights
3 Trump levels them with tariffs
4 Columbia sends their presidential plane to come get those same migrants lol
5 Everyone suddenly realizes the Democrats could've fixed this at any time and intentionally did not— Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) January 26, 2025