US, Colombia reach deal on deportations; tariffs, sanctions put on hold


Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

WASHINGTON/BOGOTA (Reuters) -The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia to punish it for earlier refusing to accept military flights carrying deportees as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown.

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