President Trump blasts courts for getting in the way of deportation agenda

Speaking at the White House Tuesday (22 April ’25) evening, President Donald Trump blasted courts standing in the way of his administration’s immigration agenda of deporting "some very bad people," who he said include "killers, murderers, drug dealers."

The president touted his administration’s progress in shutting down the border and cracking down on illegal immigration, saying, "Honestly, it's one of the great successes; we have virtually nobody coming in illegally."

He noted, however, that certain rulings against his deportations pose a threat to his efforts to secure the country. "I hope we get cooperation from the courts, because, you know, we have thousands of people that are ready to go out, and you can't have a trial for all of these people," he said. "It wasn't meant–the system wasn’t meant–and we don't think there's anything that says that."