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Pedro Camacho

Trump Stands By Swift Deportation Of Venezuelans Despite Legal Showdown: 'That's What Our Country Needs'

Donald Trump in The Oval Office (Credit: Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON/AFP via Getty Images)

​President Donald Trump stood by his administration's decision to swiftly deport migrants, many of whom have not been granted a hearing, saying "that is what the country needs" at the moment.

Trump made the claim while speaking with press at the Oval Office. Concretely, he was asked if he thought he had the authority to round up and deport people without being in "no obligation to a court to show the evidence against them?" President Trump then responded:

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