White House issues statement on Colombia agreement

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The White House announced an agreement with the government of Gustavo Petro, confirming that Colombia would accept the arrival of the deported citizens without restrictions. teleSUR

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00:00In this regard, the White House issued a statement notifying that the Government of Colombia

00:04has accepted the terms and conditions of the U.S. President Donald Trump.

00:08The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump's terms, including the

00:11unrestricted acceptance of all illegal immigrants from Colombia returned from the United States,

00:17including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay.

00:21The document also emphasized that based on this agreement, the tariffs and sanctions

00:26fully drafted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act will be held in reserve

00:31and will not be signed unless Colombia does not comply with this agreement.

00:35They also maintained that the visa sanctions issued by the State Department, the Enhanced

00:39Customs and Borders Protection Inspections will remain in effect until the first plane

00:43carrying Colombian deportees is successfully returned.

00:46They conclude with the following statement, Today's events make it clear to the world

00:50that the United States is respected again.

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