President Donald Trump scored a victory Sunday night in showdown with Colombia after the Latin American country agreed to accept migrant deportation flights from the United States after being threatened with tariffs and other penalties.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt announced Trump was suspending his plan to impose the tariffs after Colombia bent to U.S. pressure.

“The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay,” Leavitt said.

She said the “tariffs and sanctions will be held in reserve, and not signed, unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement. The visa sanctions issued by the State Department, and enhanced inspections from Customs and Border Protection, will remain in effect until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned.”

Trump earlier Sunday imposed tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against Colombia for rejecting flights carrying illegal migrants being deported from the United States.

"I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia’s Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

"Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.”

Petro announced hours earlier his government was declining to accept U.S. flights carrying deported migrants  until Trump devises a protocol that treats them with “dignity.”

Petro eventually offered his presidential plane to transport the migrants from Honduras.

"The Government of Colombia, under the direction of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged the presidential plane to facilitate the dignified return of the compatriots who were going to arrive in the country today in the morning, coming from deportation flights," the statement translated from Spanish read.

"This measure responds to the Government's commitment to guarantee decent conditions,” it also read.