In a “Meet the Press” interview Sunday, President Donald Trump asserted that the U.S.-Mexico border is “really secure,” claiming it’s “the most secure it’s ever been in the history of our country,” and discussed the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
The president’s claims were met with pointed questioning from host Kristen Welker, who pressed him on the continued national emergency declaration and the administration’s handling of immigration enforcement.
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Trump’s declaration of a secure border came despite his ongoing national emergency declaration, which he initially invoked to secure funding for his border wall.
When Welker questioned the necessity of the emergency order given his assertion of border security, Trump shifted the focus to the courts, stating, “The big emergency right now is that we have thousands of people that we want to take out, and we have some judges that want everybody to go to court.”
The interview turned to the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported illegal alien whose return the Supreme Court ordered the administration to “facilitate.”
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Welker pressed Trump on whether he was defying the Supreme Court, prompting the president to defer to his legal team and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
“I’m not involved in the legality or the illegality. I have lawyers to do that,” Trump stated, adding that the Justice Department had a different interpretation of the Supreme Court’s order. When asked if he agreed with the concept of due process for all persons, Trump responded, “I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer.”
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Trump further argued that the courts were hindering his administration’s efforts to deport dangerous individuals. He asserted that “millions of people” would require individual court cases, leading to an impossible backlog. “I was elected to get them the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it,” he said.
Regarding the “Dreamers,” individuals brought to the U.S. illegally as children, Trump blamed Democrats for the lack of progress on a legislative solution.
“It’s not a priority for the Democrats,” he claimed, adding that he would “love to put a beautiful immigration [bill] for everybody,” but that democratic support was missing.
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