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

It comes after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied entry on Colombian soil of US military planes carrying deported migrants.

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.

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

Colombia over the weekend decided to accept military flights carrying deported migrants after initially refusing to accept the flights, which prompted President Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on goods from the country.

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

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