Trump Slammed by Heritage Hardliner Over ‘Fake’ Deportations

One of the most ardent supporters of President Donald Trump’s promise to implement a mass-deportation campaign has a message for the White House: Try harder.

The Trump administration’s focus on deporting immigrants with criminal records – “the worst of the worst” in its words — is too narrow, said Mike Howell, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He’s pushing for large-scale workplace raids to drive deportations much higher.

“I am not happy about the deportation numbers, and I am not happy about what I see as fake deportation stats,” Howell said in an interview. “Just focus on the ...