Trump administration 2024-2028

[mariomike]

The GOP bench isn't deep.

Assuming the current occupant vacates, one way , or the other , former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie could run one heck of an "I told you so" campaign for '28.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Then why give Miller the new job?

Pretty big contradiction between these words and his recent action(s).

Most of ICE's enforcement effort has been directed at people with criminal histories. I suppose we need to know whether he is musing about amnesty for all, or amnesty only for people without criminal histories. Or he is just saying one thing today and another tomorrow, as usual.

 

[PMedMoe]

Most of ICE's enforcement effort has been directed at people with criminal histories.

Really??

• No Criminal Convictions: 70.6% of current ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, and many of those who do have convictions have committed only minor offenses, such as traffic violations.

• With Criminal Records or Pending Charges: Approximately 29.4% of detainees have criminal convictions or pending charges, though the severity of these records varies widely from low-level offenses to violent felonies.

Source: https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/

 

[Brad Sallows]

Really??

• No Criminal Convictions: 70.6% of current ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, and many of those who do have convictions have committed only minor offenses, such as traffic violations.

• With Criminal Records or Pending Charges: Approximately 29.4% of detainees have criminal convictions or pending charges, though the severity of these records varies widely from low-level offenses to violent felonies.

Source: https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/

Seen. I also see that at some point the focus changed away from those with criminal histories, but that was originally the policy.

A policy change could do easily two things at once, though: redirect detention/deportation emphasis back at those with criminal histories and involvement while setting up an amnesty for at least some of the remainder.

With Miller as COS, I doubt Trump will follow through on amnesty. That would have to originate in Congress. The Democrats might try another amnesty-now-for-enforcement-later piece of legislation, but I think Republicans in general have learned that lesson and the ones in the White House could probably convince Trump not to sign it even if he thought he were making some grand gesture that would make him the hero of the movie in his head again.