DOJ Admits No ICE Quotas Despite Stephen Miller's Claims

Stephen Miller's ICE Arrest Quota Claims

• 🎯 Stephen Miller claimed under the Trump administration, the goal was a minimum of 3,000 ICE arrests per day, with plans to increase this number.
• 🗣️ Miller's rhetoric aimed to dehumanize migrants, referring to them as "Biden illegals" and the "worst of the worst."

DOJ's Court Admission

• ⚖️ A Justice Department attorney stated to the court of appeals that DHS has confirmed neither ICE leadership nor its field offices have been directed to meet any numerical quota or target for arrests.
• 🤥 This admission contradicts previous claims, suggesting the "emergency" narrative might be a pretext for hitting numbers rather than a genuine crisis.
• 📰 The DOJ attorney attributed the quota claims to anonymous newspaper reports, including the video presented.

Homan and Miller's Xenophobic Competition

• 📈 Tom Homan was quoted suggesting 7,000 arrests per day are needed, indicating a competition to appear more xenophobic.
• 🚫 However, the transcript suggests these numbers are not being met, partly due to the unpopularity of the policy and the fact that there aren't enough "deserving" migrants to meet such quotas.

Reasons for Not Meeting Quotas

• 📉 The policy is wildly unpopular, even on immigration, Trump's marquee issue, as Americans do not like the harshness or stories of injustice tied to deportations.
• ⚠️ Clashes between ICE and city residents, and the fact that many migrants are innocent and have documentation, also hinder mass deportations.
• 🏢 A significant reason is that many migrants work for corporations in hospitality, agriculture, and construction, leading to internal policy shifts.

Unspent Funding and Future Concerns

• 💰 ICE and Border Patrol receive over $100 billion in funding, more than most world militaries.
• 🤔 With the current administration not meeting deportation quotas, a key question is how this vast funding will be spent.
• ⚠️ The prospect of a hastily assembled group of devoted Trump supporters with unlimited funding raises concerns about their future activities.