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New Data on Trump’s Border Security Record: Releasing Criminals to Jail Asylum Seekers
Donald Trump has portrayed his immigration policies as good for public safety. He said this month that he had the “safest” immigration policy in history. However, data obtained by the Cato Institute through the Freedom of Information Act challenges this narrative. The newly uncovered information shows that while the Trump administration (2017–2020) was prioritizing prosecutions of migrant parents, separating families, and banning asylum, it also released criminals, including those who went on to commit crimes.
Focusing on asylum seekers aligns with Stephen Miller's wet dream of cutting off legal immigration along with illegal immigration.
Inside Stephen Miller’s hostile takeover of immigration policy
It was odd that Miller, a powerful senior policy adviser to President Donald Trump focused on slashing immigration to America, was even there.
The issue of so-called recalcitrant countries has traditionally been handled by the National Security Council, in part because it overlaps with sensitive foreign relations matters, such as fighting terrorism — and Miller is not a part of the NSC.
But, Miller, who recently turned 33, led several of the meetings. And he would launch the sessions with horror stories about Americans being victimized by noncitizens, such as a 25-year-old Connecticut woman stabbed to death by a Haitian man who should have been deported earlier. The tone left some in the room feeling anxious about trying to argue against him, according to current and former U.S. officials.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/29/stephen-miller-immigration-policy-white-house-trump-799199
It's clever how he used rants about immigrant crime to animate anger at immigrants while the admin prioritized asylum seekers over criminals. Steve, he just doesn't like immigrants. Which is understandable for a xenophobic bigot.