Overview
- Asked about videos of agents tackling a woman, using tear gas in a Chicago neighborhood and smashing car windows, the president said he was "OK with those tactics" because "you have to get the people out."
- He blamed "liberal judges" appointed by Barack Obama and Joe Biden for holding back enforcement and said deportation policy starts with removing people who entered the country illegally.
- The enforcement drive includes an expanded deputization program that has enrolled nearly 16,000 local officers across about 40 states to carry out immigration duties.
- Legal challenges continue to shape operations, with National Guard deployments permitted in Los Angeles but temporarily blocked by federal courts in Portland and Chicago.
- Cities such as Chicago and Boston report surges in raids and protests, with Chicago officials probing the detention of three U.S. citizens and community groups organizing rapid-response efforts.