The White House said Sunday night that Colombia has agreed to allow the United States to transport repatriated migrants back to the country after two US military planes carrying deportees were blocked by Colombia early Sunday,

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.

The U.S. will not impose sanctions and tariffs on Colombia after the South American nation agreed to accept deported migrants from the United States, the White House press secretary said in a statement late on Sunday.

The White House said Sunday night that a U.S.-Colombia agreement had come together in the wake of a back-and-forth between the two countries over topics including immigration and tariffs.

The White House said on Sunday that it would hold off on the tariffs, saying Colombia had "agreed to all of President Trump's terms."

Donald Trump claimed an early victory for a coercive foreign policy based on tariffs and hard power on Sunday after announcing Colombia had backed down in a dispute over migrant repatriation flights.

Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said his country would receive returning Colombian nationals who were deported from the United States following a showdown with Washington over accepting the flights.

The United States and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and impos

The tit-for-tat with the South American nation underscores the febrile environment surrounding the US president’s deportation policy.

The White House is claiming victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.

Trump said Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia.