Trump: ICE agents 'haven't gone far enough'

The administration has thus far confirmed the departure of up to 2 million aliens, including via self deportations. It aims to dramatically ramp up those figures as ICE gains additional personnel.

By Ben Whedon

Published: November 2, 2025 5:55pm

President Donald Trump on Sunday offered support to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and encouraged them to expand their operations as part of an appearance on CBS News.

I think they haven’t gone far enough, because we’ve been held back by judges — by the liberal judges that were put in by Biden and by Obama," Trump said, referring to the multitude of district court judges who have imposed myriad restrictions on their operations.

Trump has sought to deport as many as 21 million illegal aliens and the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act greatly expanded ICE's budget to hire as many as 10,000 additional ICE agents.

The administration has thus far confirmed the departure of up to 2 million aliens, including via self deportations. It aims to dramatically ramp up those figures as ICE gains additional personnel.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.