The US President last night announced that he would impose retaliatory sanctions on Colombia after the country turned away two aircrafts of deported migrants, writes Katelyn Caralle.

Among the measures to be introduced by Donald Trump are emergency 25 per cent tariffs on all goods coming into the United States, which will go up to 50 per cent in one week.

Colombia turned away two US military aircraft containing Colombians who fled to the US and are now being deported by the orders of President Trump.

A US official told Reuters there were 80 migrants on board each of the two flights bound for South America when their clearances to land in Colombia were pulled.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said in a post on X yesterday he would not allow the US to touchdown with migrants on board military aircraft.

In retaliation, President Trump immediately announced the tariffs, as well as "A travel ban and immediate visa revocations on the Colombian government officials, and all allies and supporters."

Mr Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social: "These measures are just the beginning.

"We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!"

Mexican authorities also blocked a US aircraft from deporting illegal immigrants back to their country this week.

It is not clear why the flight was blocked - especially after the country's naval forces were seen erecting a temporary shelter for those returning after illegally crossing the border into the US.

His administration is also now working on a deal with El Salvador to accept migrants from third-party nations, which would stop them from seeking asylum in the US.

Trump's proposal to work with El Salvador appears inspired by Britain's plan to send illegal migrants to Rwanda, which failed to happen because the Conservative government was voted out.

Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)