Marco Rubio after clash with Petro: “The United States will no longer be lied to or taken advantage of”

Marco RubioSecretary of State of the United States, spoke from his X account about the diplomatic crisis between Colombia and the United Statesfor the sanctions that Donald Trump imposed on the government of President Gustavo Petro, and said that “the president Trump “He has made it clear that under his administration the United States will no longer be lied to or taken advantage of.”

The North American official pointed out that “it is the responsibility of each nation to recover its citizens who are illegally present in the USA in a serious and expeditious manner.”

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Marco RubioFurthermore, he denounced that the Colombian president was aware of the flights that were destined for national territory with deported migrants and that he later canceled the permits: “The Colombian president Petro “He had authorized flights and provided all necessary authorizations and then canceled his authorization when the planes were in the air.”

Finally, the United States Secretary of Stateindicated that, “as today’s actions demonstrate, we are unwavering in our commitment to ending illegal immigration and strengthening the border security of the USA“.

Trump’s measures against Colombia

The American president, Donald Trumpannounced this Sunday that it will apply high tariffs and other sanctions to Colombia after the South American country blocked the entry of military flights with deported migrants.

“The rejection of these flights (…) has endangered the national security and public safety of the USA“, public Trump on its Truth Social platform by listing “25% tariffs,” travel restrictions, and “immediate” revocation of visas for Colombian government officials.

“These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations regarding the acceptance and return of the criminals it forced into USA“he added Trump in their networks.

The Republican president also mentioned “reinforced inspections” at customs and borders for all Colombians and goods coming from this country “for reasons of national security,” as well as banking and financial sanctions.

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroprevented US military planes carrying deported migrants from entering the country.

Deported migrants will only be received on “civil” flights and if they are treated with “respect,” he said. Petro. The president did not specify how many planes were going to land in Colombia nor how many people they transported.

“A migrant is not a criminal and should be treated with the dignity that a human being deserves. That is why I had the US military planes that came with Colombian migrants returned,” he justified. Petro in the X network.

According to a message from the Colombian presidency to journalists, the government arranged “the presidential plane to facilitate the dignified return of the Colombians who were going to arrive in the country today in the morning, coming from deportation flights.”

Petro also said that more than 15,600 Americans living without required documentation in Colombia They “must” approach the immigration authority to “regularize their situation.”

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