Daniel Oquendo, 33, remembers well the first words US border agents told him after he crossed the US-Mexico border on0.

Colombian officials are traveling to Washington, D.C., on Monday after averting a potential trade war over migrant deportation flights from the United States. Trump had threatened tariffs on goods from Colombia after officials blocked U.

BOGOTA, Colombia — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from America on Sunday, hours after President Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the South American nation.

White House says flights will continue after Left-wing leader Gustavo Petro refused to accept deported immigrants from the US

Donald Trump announced "emergency tariffs" of 25 percent on all imported Colombian goods, along with other "retaliatory measures."

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Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that the flights had been blocked from landing by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, an action that “jeopardised” U.S. national security and public safety.

President Donald Trump said he is slapping an emergency 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Colombia on Sunday after the country’s president turned away two U.S. military aircraft full of detained Colombian migrants.

Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomed “compatriots” who have been returned from the U.S. after a brief back-and-forth tussle between the countries, proclaiming a “migrant is not a criminal.”

Two Colombian military planes with some 200 nationals expelled from the United States arrived in Bogota on Tuesday after a blazing row with Donald Trump over migrant deportations, the South