The Washington Post reported that last year the Trump Administration was planning a mass arrest and deportation of immigrant families in 10 major cities; that the families would be targeted for failing to show up for their immigration hearing; that Nielson and the tapped head of ICE Vitiello were fired in part for objecting to the plan, but “DHS officials said the objections Vitiello and Nielsen raised regarding the targeted “at large” arrests were mostly operational and logistical and not as a result of ethical concerns about arresting families an immigration judge had ordered to be deported.”
The plan was hatched in September 2018: “By January, Justice officials had obtained deportation rulings for 2,500 parents and children in 10 locations whose names were added to a target list for ICE.”
The White House is putting together a war plan to counter Iran that calls for 120,000 troops to be deployed to the Middle East. Trump has told his chiefs that he does not want a war with Iran.
Since trade talks with China collapsed (again) last Friday, some Republican senators are publicly expressing concern over Trump’s trade war and tarriff tactics: “Until last week, many Republican senators supported a tougher approach with China. But with Trump’s decision to increase tariffs, GOP lawmakers are now fielding angry calls.” Republican lawmakers are planning another farmer bailout.
Trump’s job approval: 41.9%