Joe Biden Says Illegal Immigrants Should Be ‘Sent Back’ During Democratic Debate

Former vice president Joe Biden said that illegal immigrants should be “sent back” to their countries during the Democratic debate on July 31.

Democratic presidential hopeful Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Mich., on July 31, 2019. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Former vice president Joe Biden said that illegal immigrants should be “sent back” to their countries during the Democratic debate on July 31.

Biden, 77, was asked by a CNN moderator about the number of deportations that took place during the Obama administration.