By threatening Colombia with the type of sanctions reserved for U.S. adversaries, Trump inflamed global interest in cultivating alternatives to the dollar.

It comes after Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied entry to US military planes carrying deported migrants.

Colombia over the weekend decided to accept military flights carrying deported migrants after initially refusing to accept the flights, which prompted President Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on goods from the country.

BOGOTA, Colombia — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from America on Sunday, hours after President Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the South American nation.

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President Donald Trump said he is slapping an emergency 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Colombia on Sunday after the country’s president turned away two U.S. military aircraft full of detained Colombian migrants.

Colombia, one of the United States' key allies in Latin America, has agreed to accept migrant deportation flights after earlier turning back two planes, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten steep sanctions.

Guatemala received another wave of deportees from the United States on Wednesday (January 29), with 187 nationals returning on two separate flights, according to the Guatemalan Migration Institute. Real Madrid first club to generate 1 billion euros revenue in a season,

Newsweek has reached out to the Colombian Foreign Ministry for comment via email. Why It Matters. Trump made immigration a central theme of his successful presidential campaign an

The BBC's Ione Wells looks at the use of military planes in the new president's crackdown on illegal immigration.