Trump admits US deportation policy 'might be too tough'

Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, has acknowledged that his administration's aggressive deportation campaign against undocumented immigrants may have been excessively severe. This admission was made in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, a portion of which was released on Sunday in advance of the program's broadcast later in the day. When questioned about his administration's deportation policy, Trump stated, "I think it was too tough... I think it might be too tough."

The interview was conducted following the Republican Party's significant losses in the recent midterm elections. Although Trump's efforts to strengthen border security have garnered support from certain segments of the populace, his administration's relentless pursuit to deport millions of undocumented migrants has been met with substantial disapproval.

Despite the criticism and the party's electoral setbacks, on Friday, Trump appointed Stephen Miller, the main proponent of the hardline immigration policy, as his chief of staff, hinting at a more stringent political approach.

Miller has been closely linked to the administration's contentious immigration crackdown, specifically the actions of masked federal immigration agents. He also faced criticism for defending federal agents involved in the fatal shootings of two American citizens earlier this year.