President Trump on Sunday said he was imposing large tariffs and significant sanctions on Colombia after its government refused to accept two military cargo flights carrying deported Colombians. Why it matters: The Latin American country has long been a crucial U.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will impose tariffs on Columbia after the South American nation refused to allow a plane carrying illegal immigrants from the U.S. to land. "I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States,

Trump, who has been in office for less than a week, pledged to slap 25% tariffs on Colombian exports, the source of one-fifth of coffee in the United States, and to raise them to 50% within a week