The president of the United States, Donald Trump, reported this Sunday, January 26, about a series of retaliatory measures against the government of Colombia, after, according to him, President Gustavo Petro prevented the landing of two repatriation flights from the United States. USA with a large number of Colombian migrants
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Colombia and the United States face diplomatic and possibly economic problems after the Colombian president’s refusal to receive flights with Colombian migrants from the United States. New measures from the US Government are known.
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The decision of the United States Embassy, taken this Sunday, January 26, to close the visa section for Colombians as of January 27, in reaction to President Gustavo Petro’s announcement not to allow the arrival of US planes with migrants Colombians, generated a great political controversy in the country.
Tension, controversy and anxiety surround the situation between the United States government and Colombia. After this, Donald Trump issued a statement with more drastic measures apart from freezing the Colombian visa process.
The initial trill of President Gustavo Petro expressed “USA. The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. “I disallow the entry of North American planes with Colombian migrants into our territory.”
“A migrant is not a criminal”; Words by Gustavo Petro
Then he recounted
There are 15,660 Americans established in Colombia irregularly. They must approach our immigration service to regularize their situation. I hope that the dialogue on Darien does not freeze. Migrants are human beings and subjects of rights and should be treated as such.
and in the face of the tense decisions of both governments, in the last hours President Gustavo Petro issued a statement in which he arranged a presidential plane for the dignified return of fellow nationals and will lead efforts in the Extraordinary Assembly of CELAC.
However, Donald Trum, president of the United States, has responded harshly and issued a list of sanctions against Colombia.
What are the Sanctions?
A 25% emergency tariff on all goods coming from Colombia, which will rise to 50% in a week.
Travel ban and immediate revocation of visas for officials of the Colombian Government, its allies and supporters.
Visa sanctions for party members, family members and supporters of the Colombian government.
Reinforced customs and border protection inspections of Colombian citizens and cargo for national security reasons.
Financial and banking sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
So far, the Colombian government has not made an official statement in response to President Donald Trump’s comments.
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