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Now they claim no such target exists. But here's Miller talking about it.
āUnder President Trumpās leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every day,ā
Federal agents stand in Los Angeles on July 7, 2025, as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown there. | Damian Dovarganes/AP
By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein08/03/2025 07:00 AM EDT
Stephen Miller was unequivocal: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would seek to arrest 3,000 or more immigrants per day, a staggering target that he said was necessary to carry out President Donald Trumpās mass deportation agenda.
āUnder President Trumpās leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every day,ā the senior White House adviser told Fox Newsā Sean Hannity in May.
But when federal judges pressed for details about that figure last week, the administration denied any such quota existed.
Were they lying then, or are they lying now?
That's the problem with you lying all the time, it's impossible to tell.
āUnder President Trumpās leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every day,ā
Itās another discrepancy between what White House advisers say and the administrationās legal posture.
Federal agents stand in Los Angeles on July 7, 2025, as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown there. | Damian Dovarganes/AP
By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein08/03/2025 07:00 AM EDT
Stephen Miller was unequivocal: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would seek to arrest 3,000 or more immigrants per day, a staggering target that he said was necessary to carry out President Donald Trumpās mass deportation agenda.
āUnder President Trumpās leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every day,ā the senior White House adviser told Fox Newsā Sean Hannity in May.
But when federal judges pressed for details about that figure last week, the administration denied any such quota existed.
Were they lying then, or are they lying now?
That's the problem with you lying all the time, it's impossible to tell.
