Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a warning that President Donald Trump has been clear that the United States will “no longer be lied to nor taken advantage of.”
In a post on X, Rubio added that it was each country’s responsibility to “take back their citizens” who have been in the U.S. illegally. Rubio also referenced how Colombia President Gustavo Petro had initially “authorized flights and provided all needed authorizations,” before then refusing to accept “two flights containing a total of 160 deportable migrants.”
After Trump intervened and threatened to impose several measures such as 25 percent tariffs “on all goods” coming into the nation, “a travel ban and immediate visa revocations” on Colombian government officials, among others, Petro backed down and said he would send a presidential plane to pick up the deported migrants.
“President Trump has made it clear that under his administration, America will no longer be lied to nor taken advantage of,” Rubio wrote in his post. “It is the responsibility of each nation to take back their citizens who are illegally present in the United States in a serious and expeditious manner.”
“Colombian President Petro had authorized flights and provided all needed authorizations and then canceled his authorization when the planes were in the air,” Rubio added. “As demonstrated by today’s actions, we are unwavering in our commitment to end illegal immigration and bolster America’s border security.” […]
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