Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFEC flags McConnell campaign over suspected accounting errors Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Mark Kelly: Arizona Senate race winner should be sworn in 'promptly' MORE (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that more federal judges are needed to help with immigration cases.

"I think we have to follow the law, and I think we clearly do need some more judges," McConnell said during a Politico Playbook event when asked about President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's suggestion that illegal immigrants be removed without going through the judicial process for deportation.

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Trump has repeatedly criticized proposals that would increase the number of immigration judges as part of narrow legislation to deal with immigrant families detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

He tweeted on Sunday that "when somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came."

Trump's call to eliminate due process from deportation cases has drawn fire from critics and immigration advocates.

During a White House meeting with GOP lawmakers on Tuesday, he suggested that more judges would lead to corruption.

"Somebody touches our land, we now take them to a court, to a judge. ...They want us to choose 5,000 judges. How do you choose 5,000 judges? Can you imagine the corruption, just from a normal standpoint? Just common sense. Can you imagine the corruption?" Trump said during the meeting.

A GOP measure from Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Press: Notorious RBG vs Notorious GOP MORE (Texas) would increase the number of immigration judges from roughly 375 to 750. A separate bill, spearheaded by Sen. Thom Tillis Thomas (Thom) Roland TillisThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA head questions connection of climate change to natural disasters | Pebble Mine executives eye future expansion in recorded conversations | EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage in children Liberal super PAC launches ads targeting vulnerable GOP senators over SCOTUS fight MORE (R-N.C.), would authorize 225 new immigration judges.