President Donald Trump is ready to make the ICE deportation tactics lenient after having a talk with his inner circle. Sources close to the matter said he had a frank conversation about the backlash to the current “controversial” policy.
According to The Wall Street Journal, President Trump is considering lowering the strictness of the mass deportation efforts. He reportedly spoke with his wife, Melania Trump, and top advisers, who convinced him that some of his policies were too extreme.
Video alleges ICE forcefully detaining a 14-year-old boy in Florida while he was riding his bike. Witnesses say he repeatedly asked the agent to check his ID. After throwing the kid in the SUV, the agent told bystanders to “get out of here or you’re going to be arrested too.” pic.twitter.com/v5XBa81GA3
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As a result, voters expressed strong opposition to the term “mass deportation.” The president suggested changing the policy, saying that instead of mass arrests, federal agents would focus only on “bad guys.” Additionally, the administration aims to address unrest in Minneapolis and other parts of the United States.
Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said the president’s plan to secure the border through deportations had become a public concern. The report described it as “a challenging issue ahead of the midterms.” Consequently, Trump’s administration is attempting to find an alternative solution to ICE’s current policy, allowing it to overcome the issue.
Sources said ICE is backing off from blue states such as Illinois and Minnesota, as well as Washington, D.C. However, administration officials said operations could increase in the near future. Arrests have dropped to about 1,200 per day, down from more than 1,500 during earlier operations in Minnesota.
Under Donald Trump:
Ice killed “Renee Nicole Good”
Ice killed “Alex Pretti”
NO ONE has been charged to date.
They were protesting too.
— Atta (@neutral_siyapa) March 20, 2026
Abigail Jackson, the White House spokeswoman, said in a statement that the Trump administration is not changing its immigration enforcement agenda. She added, “President Trump’s highest priority has always been the deportation of illegal alien criminals who endanger American communities.”
In a separate report from The Daily Beast, Wiles said the backlash against ICE raids has been significant following the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Additionally, a statement was shared, stating that the DHS has deported nearly 70 percent of “illegal aliens” who had criminal records.
The statement credited Trump’s immigration enforcement policies with prompting approximately 3 million people to leave the United States. They were either sent back through forced deportation or self-deportation. The statement also claimed that no undocumented migrants entered the United States for nine consecutive months.
