ICE unlikely to scale back crackdown, sources say, citing Stephen Miller
Summary
U.S. officials told CBS News that the Trump administration has given ICE no instructions to reduce immigration enforcement since the midterm elections. They said Stephen Miller’s appointment as White House chief of staff and a higher arrest target point to continued enforcement, while the White House said it would keep arresting and deporting people it describes as criminal immigrants.Key Facts
- Officials said ICE has not received instructions to scale back enforcement since the election.
- Agency sources said ICE’s target rose to about 19,000 arrests per week, or 2,700 per day, from 2,000 per day.
- Officials cited Miller’s appointment as a sign that the administration is likely to continue its deportation campaign and restrictions on legal immigration.
- The article reported that 58% of voters nationwide said the deportation crackdown had gone too far.
- Exit polls showed immigration ranked among the top issues for Texas Latino voters, who shifted toward Democrats.
- The White House said it would continue efforts to arrest and deport people it called criminal illegal aliens.
- The article said Democrats would take control of both chambers of Congress in January and gain investigative powers over the administration’s immigration policies.
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