US EditionWSJ: Trump Told Inner Circle Some Mass Deportation Policies Went Too Far
Trump’s administration has reduced daily immigration arrests from over 1,500 to about 1,200 and shifted focus to targeting criminals to improve political standing before midterms.
- On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump privately conceded his aggressive "mass deportation" campaign went too far, directing aides to rebrand the effort around arresting "bad guys."
- Staff Susie Wiles spearheaded the strategic reset after a Washington Post/ABC News survey found 58% of Americans believe the administration is "going too far" with deportations, up from 48% in April 2025.
- Immigration arrests have plummeted to roughly 1,200 per day from over 1,500 during peak operations, while high-profile ICE raids in Chicago and Washington have been shelved for now.
- White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson insisted, "Nobody is changing this Administration's immigration enforcement agenda," though Republican Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri criticized the reported retreat from campaign promises.
- The administration's rebrand attempts to address voter sentiment ahead of midterms, though retreating from campaign promises risks alienating core supporters demanding strict enforcement and the 1 million deportations promised this year.
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The president is backing away from another big campaign promise. He will focus on "bad guys" – and leave tens of millions of illegal immigrants alone.
He asks to reduce the concept of "mass deportation" and prioritize the expulsion of immigrants with criminal records following the impact of ICE operatives. More information: Trump plans to close Camp East Montana, the ICE's largest detention center, after outbreaks of tuberculosis and several deaths
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Washington, 19 Mar (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump has acknowledged in private conversations with his close circle that some of his policies of mass deportation “went too far,” according to the Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, which cites officials under anonymity, Trump has asked his advisers to reduce the emphasis on the concept of “mass deportation” and prioritize the expulsion of immigrants with a criminal record, in resp…
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