JD Vance Breaks Down What Real Success on Immigration Means to Him [WATCH]

Vice President J.D. Vance said the American public continues to support immigration enforcement while court rulings limit the government’s ability to carry it out.

Speaking about the current legal landscape, he argued that the courts are preventing elected leaders from delivering the policies voters expect.

Vance stated, “You cannot have a country where the American people keep on electing immigration enforcement and the courts tell the American people they’re not allowed to have what they voted for. And that’s where we are right now.”

He said the administration will continue pursuing its objectives through the judicial system, including appeals that could reach the Supreme Court.

According to Vance, the effort involves working through immigration courts and higher courts to secure the authority needed to implement enforcement measures.

He said the administration is focused on moving forward within the legal framework while seeking broader clarity on the limits and responsibilities of immigration enforcement.

Vance also addressed the question of what constitutes success in the current effort.

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He said he would like to see most of the illegal immigrants who entered the country during the prior administration removed, but he defined the primary measure of progress differently.

He explained, “Success, to me, is not so much a number, though, obviously I’d love to see the gross majority of the illegal immigrants who came in under Biden deported, that actually is a secondary metric of success.”

Vance said lasting progress depends on setting policies that the courts accept and creating the operational capabilities required to enforce immigration law at scale.

Vance added, “Success, to me is that we have established a set of rules and principles that the courts are comfortable with and that we have the infrastructure to do that allows us to deport large numbers of illegal aliens when large numbers of illegal aliens come into the country, that, to me, is real success.”

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🚨 JD VANCE NAILED IT: “You cannot have a country where the American people keep on electing immigration enforcement — and the courts tell the American people they’re not allowed to have what they voted for!” 💯 pic.twitter.com/ioaOVnelhI

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 7, 2025