White House vows not to slow down immigration enforcement in wake of midterms defeat
Summary
The Trump administration says it will continue its mass deportation and immigration enforcement plans after its party’s defeat in the midterm elections. The White House’s position followed President Trump’s promotion of Stephen Miller to chief of staff, while Vice-President JD Vance had suggested considering changes to enforcement priorities.Key Facts
- The White House said it would not slow efforts to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants it describes as criminal.
- The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement would continue its enforcement work.
- Exit polls indicated immigration ranked third among voters’ top issues, behind the economy and the state of democracy.
- The article reports that Latino voters shifted toward Democrats in Texas, contributing to Democratic congressional gains.
- Vance said he was open to changing enforcement priorities, including focusing more on businesses that hire undocumented workers.
- Trump promoted Stephen Miller, a prominent advocate of the administration’s hardline immigration policy, to White House chief of staff.
- ICE sources told CBS that recent instructions set a target of about 2,700 arrests per day, up from an earlier target of 2,000.
- The article says immigration enforcement operations this year prompted protests in several cities, and that two protesters were fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
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