Washington — President Trump on Sunday vowed a swift and punitive response after the Colombian government blocked arrivals over the weekend. deportation flights from the US, objecting to the Trump administration's efforts to use it military planes to deport migrants.

Mr Trump announced on social media on Sunday that his administration would take a series of actions against Colombia, including a 25% tariff, which he said would be raised to 50% in a week, on all goods coming to the US from Colombia.

He also announced immediate visa cancellations for Colombian government officials and “their allies,” visa sanctions on Colombian officials and their relatives, and enhanced customs checks on travelers and cargo from Colombia.

“These measures are just the beginning,” Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

A senior administration official said Mr Trump's actions sent a “clear message” to countries that they “have an obligation to accept repatriation flights”.

Earlier on Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he has rejected deportation flights because deportees are transported by military aircraft, arguing that such a move treats migrants as criminals.

“The United States must establish a protocol for treating migrants with dignity before we accept them,” Petr said. wrote He added that he would accept deportation flights as long as they were carried out by civilian planes.

A U.S. official told CBS that the Colombian migrants scheduled to be deported on the planes on Sunday have returned to the U.S. and will remain in DHS custody until a new deal is reached.

Two Defense Department planes carrying deported migrants were expected to land in Colombia on Sunday after leaving the San Diego region near the southern border, but those plans were scrapped overnight, two U.S. officials told CBS News.

One US official said the plan was to deport about 80 Colombian migrants per military plane.

Colombia's decision to block deportation flights to the US over the weekend is an early diplomatic setback for the Trump administration as it sets the stage for his promised massive deportation campaign and crackdown on illegal immigration.

As part of that pressure, President Trump has moved to significantly increase the U.S. military's role in immigration enforcement, declaring a national emergency to deploy an additional 1,500 Army soldiers and Marines to the southern border : Long-standing legal restrictions prohibit the use of soldiers for civilian law enforcement, including US immigration law.

Earlier in the week, the administration used military aircraft to return Guatemalan migrants who had illegally crossed the southern border back to Guatemala, heralding the move as the start of its massive deportation efforts.

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Camilo Montoya-Galves

Camilo Montoya-Galves is an immigration correspondent for CBS News based in Washington, D.C. He covers immigration policy and politics.