"We need to get these people out": US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids "don't go far enough" for Trump

Since Trump took office, US immigration authorities have not shied away from using methods that are sometimes violent. In an interview, the US president justified the controversial approach and even expressed a desire for an even tougher stance.

During his election campaign, Trump promised to crack down harder on undocumented immigrants and deport millions of foreigners. In a CBS interview, when asked whether ICE's actions had gone too far, Trump replied: "I think they haven't gone far enough."

The US broadcaster cited cases in which ICE officers threw a woman to the ground, used tear gas in residential areas, and smashed car windows. "Do you approve of these tactics?" the journalist asked him. "Yes, because you have to get people out," the US president replied. A special full-body restraint bag is also being used with increasing frequency—often even on peaceful migrants.

Since he took office in January, ICE officers have been conducting raids across the country. The deployment of heavily armed, masked ICE officers in public places against suspected illegal immigrants has sparked a fierce debate in the US.

Following protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles, Trump sent the National Guard and US Marines to the Californian city. The deployment of the National Guard to Portland and Chicago, cities also governed by opposition Democrats, was temporarily blocked by federal judges.

An ICE officer shot and killed a man during a raid in September . The man was to be arrested. He had allegedly dragged the ICE officer along during a vehicle check. The officer then fired at the man. The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement described the use of force as "reasonable."