Columbia Agrees To Take Deported Migrants

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The White House is claiming victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a late Sunday statement that 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.” Leavitt said the tariff orders — which would have put in place 25% tariffs on all Colombian incoming goods, which would be raised to 50% in one week — will be “held in reserve, and not signed.”