Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., arrives for a Senate Judiciary committee business meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, said the bill will help with the administration's deportation goals, adding the administration is aiming for 3,000 arrests daily. Immigration and Customs Enforcement broke single-day arrest records Tuesday and Wednesday with well over 2,000 arrests.
"Under the Biden Administration, the American people witnessed a full-scale invasion of our country that directly threatened our national security and sovereignty. With untold millions of illegal aliens in the U.S. due to Democrats’ open-border policies, we must take strong, decisive measures to remove those who have been ordered to be removed from the United States," Miller, who's also a Homeland Security advisor for the White House, said in a statement.
"The REMOVE Act is critical legislation that will help us fulfill our mass deportation operation and get gang members, cartels, and violent criminals off the streets. Passing this legislation, in conjunction with the largest mass deportation investment in American history provided by our One Big Beautiful Bill, will ensure we permanently secure the border. Thank you to Senator Blackburn for her leadership."
Millions of people were estimated to have entered the country illegally during the Biden administration, including through the southern border.
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Border security was a priority for the Trump administration. (David Peinado/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"Now, President Trump is stepping in to restore order. I’m proud to stand with Senator Blackburn and my colleagues to fast-track the removal of those who have been ordered to be removed. It's time we uphold the integrity of our immigration system to protect our nation," Budd stated.
A Pew Research Center poll from March indicated the majority of American adults back deportations of illegal immigrants to at least some extent, including 32% who back the removals of all of them, regardless of whether another crime was committed.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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