Trump latest: Colombia retaliation; Palestinian refugee comments
President Donald Trump’s first few days in office have been eventful, as he’s followed through with a series of steps to remake the federal government.
Trump has done everything from using executive orders to impose hiring freezes and crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, to suggesting that he wants to shutter the Federal Emergency Management Agency and leave disaster recovery up to individual states affected by major emergencies.
READ MORE: Here's what Trump did on his first day in office
Here’s the latest and where things stand:
Colombia agrees to accept deported migrants following US tariff threats
10:45 p.m. ET The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner.
Trump retaliates against Colombia
1:58 p.m. ET: Trump orders tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against Colombia in retaliation for not accepting two deportation flights.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro earlier said his government won’t accept flights carrying migrants deported from the U.S. until the Trump administration creates a protocol that treats them with "dignity."
Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that Petro’s decision "jeopardized" national security in the U.S.
ICE operations observed in Chicago
1:15 p.m. ET: ICE said it began conducting "enhanced targeted operations" in Chicago on Sunday alongside several other federal agencies.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove visited the city to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation's third-largest city promised by the Trump administration, though few details of the operation were made public.
READ MORE: ICE begins 'targeted operations' in Chicago amid fears of immigration raids
Lowering inflation will ‘take a little bit of time,’ Vance says
11 a.m. ET: Vice President JD Vance, in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" airing Sunday, defended the White House's work so far that has shifted away from addressing inflation and higher costs.
"Prices are going to come down, but it’s going to take a little bit of time, right?" he said. He added, "Rome wasn't built in a day."
Monday night remarks
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the House-GOP retreat Monday evening at Trump National Doral golf club in Miami, Florida.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the remarks were taking place Sunday night.
Palestinian refugee comments
Trump on Gaza: 'Jordan & Egypt should accept more Palestinian refugees'
President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza strip area. Trump said to 'just clean out' the war-torn area. Trump also said he sent 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. "They’ve been waiting for them for a long time, " Trump said. AP News asked why he lifted the ban on those bombs, Trump responded, "Because they bought them."
9:30 p.m. ET (Saturday, Jan. 25): President Trump said he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to "just clean out" the war-torn area to create a virtual clean slate.
During a 20-minute question-and-answer session with reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, Trump said he discussed his vision on a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak Sunday with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt.
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U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
"It’s literally a demolition site right now," Trump said, referring to the vast destruction caused by Israel's 15-month military campaign against Hamas, now paused by a fragile ceasefire.
"I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change," Trump said.
He added that resettling Gaza's population "could be temporary or long term."
The suggestion is likely to be declined by the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear Israel would never allow them to return.
Previous Trump headlines
Other news from the Trump administration this weekend:
- Trump fires inspectors general: What to know
- CIA favors lab leak as likely COVID origin, declassified assessment shows
- Kristi Noem sworn in as Homeland Security Secretary
- Pete Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary after narrow Senate vote
The Source: Information in this article was taken from Trump’s comments with reporters on Air Force One on Jan. 25, 2025, and from The Associated Press. This story was reported from Detroit.