Prioritize deportation of immigrants with serious criminal ties

After the 2024 election, Barrasso supported prioritizing deportation of undocumented immigrants he described as members of criminal cartels, drug dealers, or people on the terrorist watch list. He said President Trump intended to pursue those individuals first as part of enforcing immigration law.

Context: The passage describes a priority for people in specified criminal or security-related categories, not a detailed deportation plan. November 10, 2024 interview about the incoming 2025 administration; not a new 2026 transition plan.

In their own words

he wants to prioritize and go after those people first to deport those individuals.

The source

Barrasso: November 10, 2024 Meet the Press interview excerpts ↗

Published: 11/10/2024
Retrieved: 11/11/2026