Trump assessment of his Immigration policies:

But he also acknowledged that his administration’s crackdown on immigration that saw thousands of undocumented migrants arrested and deported was unpopular, and in his view went too far.

“It was too tough. I think it might be too tough,” Trump said, citing in particular immigrants who have been in the country for ten years or more without committing serious crimes.

It was a striking acknowledgement from the president that a topic he ran on in 2024 has, in two years, become politically toxic. Behind the scenes, Trump has expressed misgivings at some of the tactics his administration has employed in rounding up migrants.

Still, it’s unclear whether Trump is considering any changes to his immigration agenda, even after conceding it was too hard-line. He just named the architect of the policies, Stephen Miller, as his new chief of staff.

Source: CNN