Trump admin officials defend ICE raids, but remain mum on details

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump admin officials defend ICE raids, but remain mum on details
NBC News, Jul 14, 2019, Allan Smith and Suzanne Gamboa

Trump administration officials on Sunday defended the need for planned immigration raids expected to take place in 10 cities across the country even as they remained tight-lipped about details on the widespread action.

Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Services, said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that he would not divulge any operational details of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, additionally choosing not to answer a question about whether immigrant families will be separated.

"In the same way I wasn't willing to talk about operational details, that would be an operational detail that I'm not going to comment on," he said. "There are a million people, including families, with removal orders. They're — the priority remains for ICE to get at criminals."

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Acting ICE Director Matt Albence told Fox News on Sunday that while he would not discuss the specifics of the raids, the agency is "doing targeted enforcement actions against specific individuals who have had their day in immigration court and have been ordered to be removed by an immigration judge."

Asked on "Fox News Sunday" how many people ICE is targeting, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway also said she wouldn't "discuss operational details" and added that ICE "does this every single day; it's called enforcement action."


More:  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/acting-uscis-head-ken-cuccinelli-defends-ice-raids-mum-details-n1029721

[Right_in_Virginia]

Asked on "Fox News Sunday" how many people ICE is targeting, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway also said she wouldn't "discuss operational details" and added that ICE "does this every single day; it's called enforcement action."

This, IMO, is an essential point.  These are not "raids", these are targeted enforcement of court orders.

[EdJames]

This, IMO, is an essential point.  These are not "raids", these are targeted enforcement of court orders.

Hence it can be argued that Trump should have never brought attention to them, as he did in his Tweets....

Trying to use a decision to simply enforce the lawful deportation orders as some bargaining chit for legislative changes that the current House (nor likely the current Senate) will never agree to, was folly.

In actual fact, his Tweets about it are what made it the controversy that has been blowing up all around him.

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[libertybele]

Hence it can be argued that Trump should have never brought attention to them, as he did in his Tweets....

Trying to use a decision to simply enforce the lawful deportation orders as some bargaining chit for legislative changes that the current House (nor likely the current Senate) will never agree to, was folly.

In actual fact, his Tweets about it are what made it the controversy that has been blowing up all around him.

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IF only he could keep his mouth shut.  9 times out of 10, he tweets or threatens and reveals his hand before he plays it.  He is a terrible poker player.  9 times out of 10, his tweets and his mouth get him into trouble, or judges are ready to rule against him before he ever takes action.  His 'Art of the  Deal' is crap.

Instead of showing your poker hand Mr. President, just get it done. Ever here of "It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission"?

[Applewood]

So it's Sunday.  I thought the raids were going to start today  Yet, according to reports on the news -- nothing.

Is this going to be more BS from Donald Trump?