The Trump administration improperly deported at least two immigrants to El Salvador, but Republicans in Congress say that error rate is acceptable and expected.
Republican lawmakers framed the two mistaken removals as a sign of success rather than a sign that the Trump administration is undertaking its mass deportation efforts, which have reportedly grown to include plans to deport immigrants on military flights to Libya, without enough regard for due process or civil liberties. Some of them said the errors are a natural consequence of President Donald Trump’s fast-tracked deportations, operations they argue are necessary to undo years of Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
“If you’re doing something, you’re going to have errors,” Rep. Eric Burlison told NOTUS. “They could certainly have no errors if they avoid doing this. But the truth is, they’ve got to do it, and they’ve got to do it for the country, and the way in which they handle any kind of hiccups is up to them moving forward.”