Gustavo Petro News - Latest Updates & Headlines
105 Colombian deportees land in Bogota from US
Bogota, Jan 30: A Colombian Air Force plane landed in Bogota with 105 Colombian nationals deported from the United States, marking the third flight of its kind this week, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said.
First deportees land in Colombia from US
Bogota, Jan 29: Two Colombian Aerospace Force planes with migrants deported from the United States landed late Tuesday in the country's capital Bogota, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed.
US holds off on tariffs after Colombia agrees for unrestricted acceptance of migrants
Washington, DC, January 27: The White House has said that Colombia has agreed to accept repatriated migrants back to the country after two US military aircraft carrying deportees were blocked by Colombia early on Sunday, resulting in several tariff threats between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro, CNN reported.
Trump imposes 25 pc tariffs on Colombia for refusing deportation flights
Washington, Jan 27: US President Donald Trump has announced a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Colombia in retaliation against the country's refusal to allow two deportation flights carrying immigrants to land.
In a U-turn, Columbia decides to send plane to bring deported nationals after US slaps sanctions
Bogota, January 27: Colombia will send its presidential plane to Honduras to pick up the Colombian nationals, after initially refusing to accept migrant deportation flights from the US, following which US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs and other retaliatory measures.
Trump announces 'emergency 25 pc tariffs' on Colombia after it denies entries to deportation flights
Washington DC, January 27: US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) announced 25 per cent retaliatory "emergency tariffs" on Colombia, hours after President Gustavo Petro blocked US military deportation flights.