Trump Says Deportation Policy May Have Gone Too Far for Long-Term Immigrants

US President Donald Trump said his administration’s deportation policy may have been too strict, including toward some immigrants who had jobs, paid taxes and lived in the country for 10 to 15 years before being deported because of their immigration status. In an interview, Trump said the crackdown had helped him politically by strengthening border security and removing criminals, but had also drawn criticism over how other immigrants were treated. He said the administration could consider a path to legal status for some long-term immigrants who had established themselves in the US. Trump maintained that criminals and other dangerous people should be deported, while suggesting that some immigrants with long-standing ties to the country could be allowed to remain.

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