Donald Trump said he would consider deporting US citizens who have committed bad crimes in the country.
Trump acknowledged that his position would be a "little controversial" but explained that he "could not care less".
The US President said: "We have a lot of bad criminals who came into this country. They came in stupidly, and it was an unforced error. It was an incompetent President who allowed it to happen.
"We also have a lot of bad people who have been here a very long time. They are not new to our country; many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here, too, if you want to hear the truth."
Trump visits 'Alligator Alcatraz', which can hold up to 5,000 detainees
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In the first 100 days of the Trump administration, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed to have arrested 66,463 illegal immigrants and removed 65,682.
Describing immigrants as aliens, the acting director of the ICE, Todd M.Lyons, said: "We removed over 65,000 illegal aliens to countries across the world.
"We're just 100 days into this administration, and thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE is using every tool at its disposal to enforce our country's immigration laws and protect our communities."
Trump told Time that he wanted to target 15million people for deportation, adding that he was open to using the military to do so.
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The 47th President has today been at the Dade-Collier airport, which has become known as "Alligator Alcatraz".
It is being used as a detention centre for migrants that the US say do not have a right to be in the country.
The airport, located in Florida less than 50 miles away from Miami, is an "efficient, low-cost opportunity" to build a "temporary" detention centre, according to Florida's attorney general James Uthmeier.
Uthmeier jested that if migrants escaped the facility, "there's not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons".
Trump noted his comments were a 'little controversial' but explained that he 'could not care less'
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Critics have called the move a "theatricalisation of cruelty" that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to run.
The facility is believed to house up to 5,000 detainees when it is up and running.
Before visiting the centre, Trump said: "We're going to teach them [migrants] how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison.
"Don't run in a straight line. Run like this," he joked while moving his hands in a zigzag motion.
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