The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner.

A Colombian customs worker has admitted his role in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings between U.S.

When President Donald Trump announced immediate reprisals against Colombia on Sunday after President Gustavo Petro refused to allow two U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land in the South American nation,

D: South Florida is a top destination for imports from Colombia, including the big business of flowers ahead of the holiday. But a lightning trade war between the two nations that erupted on Sunday appeared to have been averted overnight.

A day after the dispute between Colombia and the United States over migrant deportations, two Republican congressmen from South Florida said any country that rejects the deportation of its nationals would face sanctions or other punitive measures.

Trump has repeatedly insisted that tariffs are coming on Canada and Mexico, despite both countries seeking to address his stated concerns about illegal border crossings and the smuggling of fentanyl. But the Republican president is also motivated by the idea that tariffs would force other countries to “respect” the United States.

Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — A dispute over deportation flights from the United States to Colombia entered its second day on Monday, with the U.S. backing down on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Colombian goods after the South American nation agreed to accept flights of deported migrants from the U.S.

President Trump has ordered tariffs and visa restrictions be imposed on Colombia in retaliation for not accepting two deportation flights.

Donald Trump in his return to the White House has already previewed his second term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick.

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