Trump Appoints Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff Amid Deportations
President Donald Trump appointed Stephen Miller as chief of staff while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues wide-scale deportation operations across the United States.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is continuing a wide-scale deportation offensive despite recent Democratic victories in the midterm elections. While President Donald Trump suggested in a CBS 60 Minutes interview that his immigration crackdown may have been too tough and expressed a desire to negotiate with the rival party, he subsequently appointed hardline architect Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin affirmed that deportations will continue without pause, including on holidays. Recent enforcement actions include the arrest of an asylum-seeking couple at the Phoenix airport, the detention of 19-year-old Venezuelan twin brothers in Alabama, and the custody of an 8-year-old Haitian boy in San Diego. In Miami, advocates report daily detentions at pharmacies, supermarkets, and ICE offices.
In Los Angeles, masked officers blocked a hospital emergency room driveway. The Department of Homeland Security defended the action, stating officers were transporting a detainee for medical treatment and that ICE does not target hospitals, schools, or churches.
