U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, talks about President Trump's attempted funding freeze of "green new deal" funding threatening resources for Bridge of the Americas port of entry modernization in El Paso.

That's exactly what happened in Colombia, where President Gustavo Petro initially blocked flights with deportees from landing in his country. But with President Trump threatening a 25% tariff on Colombian goods and other restrictions on Colombians coming to the U.S., President Petro relented.

In a statement by the White House the press secretary said the Country of Colombia agreed to 'unrestricted acceptance' of immigrants from Colombia that entered into the U.S. illegally. “The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms,

The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft from San Diego carrying deported migrants.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee.

Dozens of Colombian illegal migrants arrived home from the United States Tuesday, grateful for an end to a grueling deportation ordeal at the heart of a bitter row between the

Trump has vowed punishing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, which are Texas’ biggest international trading partners.

Trump’s tariff threat soon escalated beyond a simple tax dispute. The Trump administration issued a series of harsh retaliatory sanctions and penalties, including visa sanctions

Three Mexican fishermen were caught with 200 pounds of illegally-harvested red snapper in federal waters off southern Texas

It was the first time in 12 years that Arlington opened new land for fracking. TotalEnergies will drill 10 new gas wells that are two-tenths of a mile from a daycare center amid an uptick in Barnett Shale activity.

IndustryWeek editors look into that story, the dustup between the U.S. and Colombia, Alcoa getting into data, powerful startups and Bridgestone plant closures.