Colombia stopped resisting President Donald Trump’s deportation of its unwanted nationals. But America First bullying may yet provoke a backlash. The row casts a pall over the first trip abroad by Marco Rubio,

"Our job—where we can'is to provide Latin America with a choice," a U.K. government minister said on Thursday.

A deportation arrangement with Colombia that the White House presented as a total victory for Donald Trump looks less clear two days later.The migrants the US tried to deport by US military flights on Sunday started traveling home on Monday on a Colombian air force plane,

Trump had threated to impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Colombia, which would rise to 50% in a week, unless it agreed to accept deported migrants.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said France should follow U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline stance toward countries unwilling to receive deportees, citing his pressure on Colombia as a model for Paris' dealings with Algeria.

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Colombia backed down in a dispute over flights of deported migrants after the new US president threatened to impose steep tariffs.

The episode suggests President Donald Trump is willing to threaten other countries with tariffs and sanctions if his deportation plans are obstructed.

Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute between President Donald Trump and his

Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.

Donald Trump's dispute with Colombia shows one of the many ways he is asserting leadership. It also shows we have a president who will play hardball.