In a quick turn of events, the US and Colombia pulled back from initiating a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants. The pace at which the whole deal has rolled out is remarkable, and reflects Trump’s intention of doing a lot of what he had promised prior to the elections and thereafter.
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.
But in a statement late on Sunday, the White House said Colombia had agreed to accept the migrants after all and Washington would not impose its threatened penalties. The agreement affects thousands of migrants and would be a serious cause for concern for them.
Team BharatShakti
(With Inputs from Reuters)
