President Donald Trump announced Monday that America would put a 25 percent tariff on countries that purchase oil or gas from Venezuela.
Trump said this secondary tariff will go into effect on April 2.
This Venezuela tariff would be part of other tariffs set to occur the same day.
Last year, Venezuela was America’s third-largest importer of oil.
The president said he was putting this tariff on the South American country because the country “has purposefully and deceitfully sent to the United States, undercover, tens of thousands of high level, and other, criminals, many of whom are murderers and people of a very violent nature. Among the gangs they sent to the United States, is Tren de Aragua, which has been given the designation of “Foreign Terrorist Organization.”
On Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order designating Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization.
“We are in the process of returning them to Venezuela — It is a big task! In addition, Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“Please let this notification serve to represent that the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and all other Law Enforcement Agencies within our Country have been so notified. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he added.
America has been fighting with Venezuela to take back its citizens who are in America illegally.
On Sunday, Venezuela agreed to take 199 illegal aliens after Honduras helped broker the agreement.
“Deportation flights of Venezuelan illegal aliens to their homeland resumed via Honduras. These individuals had no legal basis to remain in the United States,” Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs said on X. “We expect to see a consistent flow of deportation flights to Venezuela going forward. Thank you to Honduran President Castro and her government for partnering to combat illegal immigration.
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