Bangladesh, Nov. 10 -- In July 2024, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump made a clear promise to American voters: if returned to the White House, he would launch “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.” His pledge became a defining feature of his campaign, reinforcing his commitment to border security and stricter immigration enforcement. At the Republican National Convention, delegates echoed that message with signs declaring, “Mass Deportations Now.”

However, Trumps recent remarks suggest that his approach to immigration enforcement may be changing. In a Sunday interview with CBS News 60 Minutes, the president acknowledged that his deportation policy might have been “too toug...