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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump's hardline migration

policies have provoked a diplomatic spat with Colombia, one of Washington's closest allies.

Colombia's government is refusing to accept deportation flights,

prompting Trump to threaten the country with sanctions.

Reporter John Otis has more.

During its first week in office, the Trump administration has carried out deportation flights

to several Latin American countries.

But when it tried to send two planeloads of

deportees to Colombia, President Gustavo Petro refused to accept them. He cited the poor treatment

of Brazilians who were recently deported from the U.S. and arrived home in handcuffs. A migrant

is not a criminal and must be treated with

dignity, Petro said on X. In a post to social media, Trump responded by threatening steep tariffs

on Colombian exports, financial sanctions, and visa restrictions on government officials

and relatives of President Petro. For MPR news,

I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia. Federal law enforcement agencies began ramped up immigration

enforcement in Chicago today as top Trump administration officials visited the city. In a post on

X, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, says agents from DHS, FBI,

drug enforcement administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are there.

The DEA's Chicago office posted pictures on X showing acting deputy AG, Emil Bovi, and Bordersar,

Tom Holman, with agents from the DEA and ICE.

The number of federal agencies involved shows President Trump's willingness to use federal

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