A victory for Trump’s ‘FAFO’: How the White House strong-armed one-time close ally Colombia over immigration

Colombia made an approximate face with lightning speed to accept flights of deportation in which president Donald Trump greeted as a victory for your “f- around and find out” [FAFO]-Stayle rule.

One of the first diplomatic showdowns of the new administration, the Colombian stunt has put a complete account of relations with what until recently was one of the strongest allies of USA in Latin America.

But American strong weapons have already had echoes around the world: China posted He would accept their nationals who have illegally moved to the United States and deported under the new administration, confronted with the threat of a campaign up to 60% of tariffs.

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After President Gustavo Petro rejected two flights full Colombian migrants Deported from USA, Trump immediately wrote in the social place of truth that he imposed 25% of tariffs all the goods from Colombia, a ban on traveling to Colombian government officials and other steep financial sanctions. He said the tariffs would reach as much as 50%by next week.

Initially, Petro avenged himself from his own 25% of tariffs to American goods coming from Colombia.

But in the midst of intense political pressure within his own government, a former Marxist guerrilla fighter accepted himself for all American demands.

After the debacle, Trump published a celebrant Ai-rated picture from himself dressed as a mobster next to the sign that read “Fafo”.

Experts say that the Colombian leader surprised the economic and diplomatic force by the United States

“ Biden administration He did very little to retreat to some of the really devastating actions by Petrov’s government … including safety cooperation and suppression of drug trafficking, “said Andres Martinez-Fenandez, an analyst of Latin America from the Allison Center for Heritage Foundation.” He gave them Carte Blanche in the sense that they were not pushing back. This is important to note why the Colombian government felt so bold. ”

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“He shot, probably not expecting that he would fall as hard as he did now, because I suppose he wanted to get it out,” said Joseph Humira, Executive Director at the Safe Society Center, Washington, a non-profit organization based in DC .

“If Petro was left to his own devices, I think he would have passed him. I don’t think he took care of the Colombian economy.”

“His own ministers, other government sectors and obviously a private sector, probably pressed a lot of him … And he relented.”

Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris They often invited migrants not to come to the US – but illegal immigration figures remain stubbornly high.

“I can say quite clearly: don’t come,” Biden ABC said in an interview with 2021. But he continued, “We are in the process of setting up. Do not leave your city or city or community.”

Harris said to the Guatemalan in the same year, “I want to be clear to people in this region who are thinking about making this dangerous path on the border of the United States-Mexico: not coming. They don’t come.”

However, the annual net migration-numn people who come to the USA minus that leaves-a record average of 2.4 million population growth between 2021 and 2023.

Petro took over Trump over the weekend, when he insisted that he would not accept the return of migrants who were not treated with “dignity and respect” and who arrived chained or on military planes.

But after the steep tariff threats of the “panic” and business leaders of Colombia, the White House later announced that Colombia had agreed for all conditions in the US, including the acceptance of migrants to military planes.

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Last year, Petro accepted 126 deportation flights, often with immigrants in the shackles to prevent the emergency cases of aviation, given that he was much more deported from officers charged with them.

“It’s not the first time that happened, and I think it was completely bs [Petro’s] Part, “Humire said.

“I would be beautiful, I would say, poorly conceived by Colombians on this front, for many reasons, but, but especially, because the Colombian economy and society and its safety apparatus, defense appliances, are also deeply integrated with the USA and and It depends on the US, “Martinez-Fenaandez said.

Colombia is one of the best recipients of American aid in the world for a security partnership. Since 2000, Colombia has received more than $ 13 billion from now as a help Defense departments Both the States and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), mostly focused on the efforts on Colternancecotics, continued the implementation of the 2016 Government Peace Agreement with the Farc rebel group, integration of Venecuelan migrants and refugees and environmental programs.

For years, Colombia has approached the US, becoming a major ally that is not NATO in 2022. But at Petra, the relationship between the two nations turned the turn.

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Now, Colombia intends to separate the impact of the US -Ai to reconcile with China, Russia and Iran, and deepening ties with Venezuel, which is contrary to the US under President Nicolas Madur.

“Peter’s intention is clear: he legitimizes the dictatorship on Venezuela and Cuba, taking Colombia to another geopolitical orbit,” Humira said.

The shower caused a huge cleft between Petro and his Foreign Minister, Luis Murillo, Colombian The media reported. Murillo, who was allegedly in contact with Trump’s special envoy Ric Grenell, spent a weekend calling Republican US legislators and plans to travel to the United States to starve to relations with the largest commercial partner in Colombia. The US accounts for 34% of the total Colombia trade.