Colombian citizens deported military aircraft.
Colombia sent two military aircraft to the US on Monday, bringing her deported citizens from there. This happened after US President Donald Trump threatened this South American country after its initial rejection of these flights by sanctions and the introduction of customs. TASR informs about this, referring to AFP.
The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the El Dorado airport in the capital Bogota flew in the afternoon to the American city of San Diego after 110 Colombians of the plane on board, which were employees of immigration authorities, diplomacy and healthcare professionals.
Shortly thereafter, it announced that another machine flew to Houston, Texas, USA.
Colombian President under the threat of sanctions eventually retreated
Left -wing Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he would not allow two US military aircraft with expelled migrants to enter the airspace of his country. In particular, Petro criticized the use of military aircraft for deportations and said that deported Colombians must be treated “dignified” and not “as criminals”.
In response to Bogote, Trump threatened that the US will introduce 25 % duties to all the goods from Colombia, which will increase to 50 percent after a week, forbid Colombian government leaders to the US and abolish their visas, and impose extraordinary banking and financial sanctions on the country and financial sanctions on the country It will tighten the border controls of its citizens. Both countries have a free trade agreement.
Originally, Petro reported 25 % of the US import duties as a countermeasure. Colombia, however, eventually retreated in this dispute.
Estimates talk about 11 million migrants without documents living in the United States
The plane with deported migrants on Monday also landed in Guatemala. Two unnamed US government officials confirmed this. The Guatemalan representative confirmed that 64 people were on board a military plane.
Before his inauguration, Trump announced a plan for mass deportations to Latin America countries, where most of the estimated 11 million migrants come without documents living in the United States. Since joining the office a week ago, thousands of migrants have been sent back to Central and South America, but in most cases it was deportations resulting from the agreements concluded earlier.
