Stephen Miller is privately raging over deportation numbers he deems too low. So he's shifting huge amounts of law enforcement resources away from fighting serious crimes and into his immigration crackdown.If voters knew about this, they'd recoil. 1/(new piece)newrepublic.com/article/1961…

— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) 2025-06-05T11:03:00.693Z

Miller recently erupted at ICE officials, demanding 3,000 deportations a day. He's now redeploying thousands of agents from other agencies like Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, and DEA. This is already starting to hamper other crime-fighting, per NBC. 2/newrepublic.com/article/1961…

— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) 2025-06-05T11:10:24.256Z

We need a better discourse around public opinion on immigration. Quality polling reveals that it's self-contradictory: Voters want mass deportations until they're offered more nuanced options. Why? Here's a theory: Most voters above all want a system that works. 5/newrepublic.com/article/1961…

— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) 2025-06-05T11:28:27.522Z