Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump admitted in an interview this Sunday that his policy of mass deportation of immigrants was "too harsh", a few days after the defeat of his Republican party in the midterm legislative elections.

First modification: 11/09/2026 - 16:49

"I think it was too harsh," the president responded when asked on the CBS network about his immigration deportation policy, according to asides broadcast by the media on social networks.

While Trump has gained some support for beefing up security at the U.S. southern border, his administration's push to deport millions of undocumented migrants has drawn widespread criticism.

However, on Friday Trump named the architect of that hardline policy, Stephen Miller, as his chief of staff, which is predicted to be a counteroffensive after the Republican defeat.

Miller has become synonymous with scenes of masked immigration agents committing violence after he supported federal agents who shot and killed two Americans earlier this year.

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