Colombia bends the knee to avoid tariffs after refusing deportation flights from the US

The Colombian government has agreed to all of President Donald Trump's demands regarding deportation flights after President Gustavo Petro refused two U.S. military flights carrying illegal immigrants.

Petro, a far-leftist who was in a guerilla movement in his youth, said on Sunday that putting the deportees in handcuffs was a violation of human rights. Deportees are put in handcuffs to protect U.S. personnel and prevent any attempt to take over the aircraft. Deportees often include hardened criminals as well.

After Trump announced sanctions and tariffs on the Colombian government for refusing to accept the flights, Petro said Colombia would put tariffs on American goods. By late Sunday evening, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that Colombia had fully agreed to all deportation flights, including from the U.S. military.