In conversations with a narrow circle of his advisers, US President Donald Trump has expressed the opinion that his administration's policy against illegal immigrants, including deportation, should be reviewed, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing its sources.
According to them, the American leader has instructed his aides to develop a new approach to the problem of illegal immigration, noting that American citizens do not like the term “mass deportation“. Therefore, the head of the White House believes that it is necessary to focus on detaining “bad guys“, and not to sow chaos in cities when making arrests, the publication reports.
According to Trump's inner circle, the resignation of Christie Noem as US Secretary of Homeland Security was a turning point in this regard, the newspaper notes. According to the newspaper, the US president has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the active criticism of the US administration in the press during Noem's time.
The US president has repeatedly spoken out in favor of tightening immigration policy. Immediately after taking office, he signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency on the US-Mexico border. The American leader said that he intends to carry out the largest operation to deport illegal immigrants in American history.