The new U.S. president could use the threat of tariffs to force countries into striking deals to accept deportees.

A deportation arrangement with Colombia that the White House presented as a total victory for Donald Trump looks less clear two days later.The migrants the US tried to deport by US military flights on Sunday started traveling home on Monday on a Colombian air force plane,

A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close relationship between the US and Colombia and further exposing the anxiety many feel in Latin America towards a second Trump presidency.

In his first week back in the Oval Office, Trump has quickly torn up his predecessor’s alliance-driven foreign policy in favor of an even more rambunctious 2.0 version of “America First.” His provocations have raised tensions with key allies on multiple continents — and set up showdowns with other leaders that,

Colombia did an about-face at lightning-fast speed on accepting deportation flights in what President Donald Trump hailed as a victory for his "f--- around and find out" [FAFO] style of governing.

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Trump has repeatedly insisted that tariffs are coming on Canada and Mexico, despite both countries seeking to address his stated concerns about illegal border crossings and the smuggling of fentanyl. But the Republican president is also motivated by the idea that tariffs would force other countries to “respect” the United States.

Trump had threated to impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Colombia, which would rise to 50% in a week, unless it agreed to accept deported migrants.

President Donald Trump posted threats against Colombia on his social media platform on Sunday after two U.S. military repatriation flights were prevented from landing.

Colombia narrowly averted a damaging trade conflict with the United States by agreeing to accept deported migrants. This development followed a series of threats from President Donald Trump, including the imposition of steep tariffs,

Rift between US and Colombia, threats of tariffs on Mexico, designs on Panama Canal and mass deportations could encourage closer ties with Beijing