Colombia Agrees to Trump's Terms on Taking Back Illegal Migrants, U.S. Pauses Sanctions, Tariffs | 26 Jan 2025 | The Colombian government "agreed to all" of President Donald Trump’s terms regarding the "unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia" who are being deported from the United States. In a press release, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explained that based on the agreement, "fully drafted IEEPA tariffs and sanctions" would be "held in reserve" and not signed unless the Colombia government failed to honor the agreement. Leavitt added that "visa sanctions" issued by the State Department would remain in place "until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned."

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