Edmundo González, recognized by the United States as Venezuela’s president-elect, urges the Trump administration not to deal with the Maduro regime on immigration.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s challenge to Donald Trump over deportation flights lasted less than a day.

The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he's ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against Colombia after its government rejected two military flights carrying migrants. Trump made the announcement Sunday on his social media platform Truth Social.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia after its government rejected two flights

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia after its government rejected two U.S. military flights carrying migrants.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered an increase of import tariffs on U.S. goods in retaliation to a similar order announced hours earlier by President Donald Trump. The tariffs fight follows Petro’s decision to reject two U.

Government supporters gather for a rally to protest against economic sanctions imposed by the US during the first term of President Donald Trump, in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2019. Ariana Cubillos/AP

Trump’s announcement on social media Sunday came after Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused deportation flights, citing concerns over migrant treatment and national security.