Trump: Immigrant deportation policy was too harsh in some cases

Hamoon Mon Nov 2026 7 hours ago 26

He said that the treatment of people who have lived and worked in the United States for years, even if they have committed no other crimes, has drawn criticism from the public.


Referring to the electoral consequences of his immigration policies, Trump said this approach had both helped and hurt Republicans. He cited closing the borders and deporting criminals as positive aspects of his administration’s record, but acknowledged that detaining workers and immigrants with jobs whose only offense was entering the country illegally was among the policy’s mistakes.


The US president’s remarks came after Republicans’ failure in the midterm elections, in which support for the party among Latino voters declined, particularly in South Texas. According to polls, 58 percent of voters considered the administration’s immigration measures excessive. Even some Republican figures, including Maria Elvira Salazar, have warned about losing the Latino community’s trust.


Meanwhile, mass arrests of immigrants by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have reached unprecedented levels, and some of those detained have no criminal record other than immigration violations. Urban operations, traffic stops, and the transfer of immigrants to countries other than their home countries have also drawn protests. Meanwhile, the appointment of Stephen Miller, one of the principal architects of hardline immigration policies, as head of the White House office has heightened doubts about the likelihood of any change in these policies.


In another part of the interview, Trump spoke of the possibility of working with congressional Democrats to address immigration. He also cited inflation, rising fuel prices, and military conflicts as factors contributing to the Republican Party’s electoral defeat, although he believed that his name not appearing on the ballots had also played a role in the outcome. Nevertheless, it remains unclear what steps his administration will take to moderate its immigration policies.



Donald Trump, the US president, has admitted in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” that his administration’s policy on deporting undocumented immigrants has, in some cases, been overly harsh.

Hamoon Khamoosh

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