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Ron Johnson: “Right now [Trump's administration] is up a little under…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson Talks Fiery ICE Hearing, the SAVE Act and More

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

… Barack Obama and when you add returns and removals, Barack Obama averaged over 600,000 returns and removals per year. Trump in his first term averaged I think 500,000 a year. Right now [Trump's administration] is up a little under 600,000 his first year. So, I mean, this is not out of the ordinary at all in terms of removing people that are in this country illegally. (01:40–01:41)

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Asserts that Trump's administration is up to a little under 600,000 returns and removals in its first year.

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