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White House denies Stephen Miller's alleged ‘arrest targets' for ICE agents exist
White House attorneys have denied that the Department of Homeland Security gave ICE agents specific targets for immigrant arrests, despite previous statements from senior advisor Stephen Miller. In a court filing last week, reported by The Guardian, lawyers said that although an advisor may have made the remarks, that 'no such goal has been set as a matter of policy, and no such directive has been issued to or by DHS or ICE.' Miller told Fox News in June that agents had been set a target of a 'minimum' of 3,000 arrests a day, as well as reportedly advising officials to target community hubs, Home Depot parking lots and 7-Eleven convenience stores to find suspects, according to The Wall Street Journal. A report in Axios also detailed a 'tense' meeting attended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Miller in late May, in which they told senior ICE agents to supercharge arrests in order to hit the 3,000 target. 'DHS has confirmed that neither ICE leadership nor its field offices have been directed to meet any numerical quota or target for arrests, detentions, removals, field encounters, or any other operational activities that ICE or its components undertake in the course of enforcing federal immigration law,' the court filing read. '[The] allegation that the government maintains a policy mandating 3,000 arrests per day appears to originate from media reports quoting a White House advisor who described that figure as a 'goal' that the Administration was 'looking to set.' 'That quotation may have been accurate, but no such goal has been set as a matter of policy, and no such directive has been issued to or by DHS or ICE.' The filing added that, while enforcement of federal immigration law was 'top priority for DHS, ICE, and the Administration,' that all government enforcement activities were based on 'individualized assessments, available resources, and evolving operational priorities – not volume metrics.' Despite this claim, the WSJ previously reported that Miller had asked top ICE officials in June if they believed it was possible to reach one million deportations by the end of the year, citing people with knowledge of the meeting. To achieve this, he told law enforcement to 'just go out there and arrest illegal aliens,' the outlet reported. However, such a hardline stance has been defended previously by the Trump administration, including Donald Trump's 'border czar' Tom Homan. Last month Homan said that although public safety threats were a priority, those who were in the country illegally were 'not off the table,' in regards to deportation. 'We're gonna enforce immigration law,' he said.
CNN
5 minutes ago
- CNN
Whale dies after collision with small boat off New Jersey shore
FacebookTweetLink A minke whale died off the New Jersey shore after a collision that nearly tipped over a small boat and threw a person overboard. Social media video of the collision in Barnegat Bay on Saturday afternoon shows the motor boat rocking after the impact and the 20-foot (6-meter) whale splashing near the craft before swimming away. The person thrown overboard manages to tread water next to the boat. The whale was found dead after it came to rest on a sandbar in shallow water. Marine authorities were not able to get close to the whale due to tidal conditions, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a not-for-profit rescue, rehabilitation and release organization. 'At this point, we really don't have much to go on,' Jay Pagel, stranding coordinator at the center, said Sunday. 'The side of the animal that we were able to observe had no obvious marks on it that we could see. But again, our visibility was very limited.' Pagel said there were reports the whale had injuries prior to the collision captured on video. He noted there was a second video posted online that appears to show the whale making contact with a pontoon boat after the initial collision. The animal will be towed to a state park Monday morning for a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
Associated Press
6 minutes ago
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Third child dies nearly a week after a boat collision near Miami, Coast Guard says
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a third child has died nearly a week after a barge struck and sank a boat during a sailing camp near Miami. All six people on the sailboat were pulled from the water after the collision, and four kids were rushed to a hospital where two were pronounced dead last Monday. A 10-year-old girl who was in critical condition died on Sunday, according to a Coast Guard statement. 'Our hearts continue to mourn with all those impacted by Monday's tragic incident, especially with the passing of another one of Miami's children today,' Coast Guard Capt. Frank Florio said. Officials didn't immediately identify any of the victims or release a cause for the crash. Salvage operations began Tuesday. 'The Coast Guard remains committed to conducting a thorough investigation to ensure all facts are uncovered,' Florio said. The collision between a barge and the sailboat occurred in Biscayne Bay, between Miami and Miami Beach. Everyone on the sailboat, a teenage sailing camp counselor and five children, ended up in the water. They were in their last week of a camp for children aged 7 to 15, according to the Miami Yacht Club. A 7-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl were pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. An 8-year-old girl was in critical condition as of Tuesday. A 19-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl were rescued but not hospitalized. Across the U.S. last year, there were over 550 deaths in recreational boating, but only a sliver of those — 43 — were caused by vessels crashing into each other, according to Coast Guard statistics.
