White House privately asks Republicans to stop talking about 'mass deportations' as public opinion turns on ICE: report
Source: The Independent
White House privately asks Republicans to stop talking about ‘mass deportations’ as public opinion turns on ICE: report
The president has promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in the country’s history
Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday 10 March 2026 22:47 GMT
White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair has reportedly urged Republicans to shift their messaging about President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
During House Republicans’ annual retreat in Doral, Florida, this week, Blair privately encouraged lawmakers to stop focusing their messaging on “mass deportations,” according to Axios. Instead, Blair reportedly suggested lawmakers focus on the deportation of violent criminals.
Following the report, Blair shared a message on social media voicing support for Republicans’ immigration agenda.
“Republicans want to keep deporting the violent/criminal illegals that Joe Biden & the Democrats in Congress let in,” he wrote on X. “Democrats want to shield them from deportation, which is why they unanimously support sanctuary cities. Republicans will get the violent criminals out. Democrats will throw the border back open.”
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