Overview
- Pressed about videos of a woman being tackled, tear gas in a Chicago neighborhood and smashed car windows, he said he is "OK with those tactics" because agents "have to get the people out."
- He blamed "liberal judges" appointed by Barack Obama and Joe Biden for holding back operations and said enforcement should be tougher.
- Trump argued many of those targeted are criminals and said people who entered illegally would be removed, adding some could later return through legal channels.
- Federal enforcement has intensified in cities including Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles, drawing sharp criticism from officials such as Gavin Newsom, J.B. Pritzker and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.
- Legal fights have constrained parts of the crackdown, with courts blocking planned National Guard deployments in Portland and Chicago even as troops were sent to Los Angeles; the interview was his first with 60 Minutes since a $16 million settlement with CBS parent Paramount.