Trump 'Tariff Threats Made Countries Accept Deported Migrants'

US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke about his administration's illegal immigration crackdown and anti-drug operations, and mentioned that nations unwilling to take back deported migrants eventually agreed after being warned of tariffs by Washington. 

He also claimed a significant fall in fentanyl smuggling across US borders and lauded the American law enforcement for their service to the country.

He made the remarks as he hosted his second 'Rose Garden Club' dinner in honour of Police



Week at the White House. Trump said, "Since I took office, our administration has made nearly 200,000 criminal arrests nationwide, a record, and we're getting them off the streets and putting them in jail or in many cases sending them back to their lovely countries where they came from. 

And sometimes their country will say, "We don't want them, we're not taking them." I'll say, "That's okay, slap about a 25% tariff on their country," and they call back, "We would love to have them back immediately."