Republican urges Trump administration to ‘step back’ and rethink immigration agenda
Justice said the administration should admit mistakes and adjust tactics as Republicans and ranchers raise concerns about raids on long-term residents.
- On Tuesday, West Virginia Senator Jim Justice urged the Trump administration to scale back ICE immigration sweeps, marking a rare break from his typical alignment with the president.
- Earlier this year, ICE conducted Operation Country Roads in West Virginia, arresting more than 600 people in two weeks, the vast majority with no criminal record.
- "To get better, the first thing you got to do is admit you're doing something wrong," Justice said, as Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar also criticized the administration's enforcement tactics.
- Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported that ICE officers were told to stop arresting immigrants with no criminal record; the administration later called the order a "miscommunication" and reversed it.
- Ranching groups report that ICE operations in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma disrupt supply chains and harm cattle producers, while former policy adviser Andrea R. Flores argues sweeps lack effectiveness without legal status reform.
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Jim Justice Urges ICE to Dial Back Enforcement
“Sen. Jim Justice said the Trump administration should reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement Tuesday, joining the chorus of criticism of a recent crackdown that has roiled rural communities ahead of the midterms,” Politico reports. Said Justice: “Before you know it, you get people that get carried away in their job and whatever it may […]
Jim Justice walks back criticism of Trump’s ICE operations
Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) backpedaled criticism Wednesday that the Trump administration’s deportation agenda was hurting rural communities amid warnings from the cattle industry about hits to the agriculture labor force. Justice, who previously suggested the administration should “adjust” its immigration-enforcement strategy, said he “full stop” supports President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts and accused the media of “twisting my…
GOP Sen. Jim Justice Suggests ICE 'Adjust' Tactics in Rural Areas
Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV), citing "a very difficult balancing act from the standpoint of our ranchers" regarding recent ICE arrests in rural areas, suggested ICE should go about their enforcement actions in those areas differently.
GOP Senator Wants Trump To Scale Back Deportation Campaign
Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) is urging President Donald Trump to take a lighter hand when it comes to immigration enforcement amid an outcry from ranchers, according to Politico. Ranching groups recently expressed concern over federal immigration raids in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, saying they are costing the industry millions of dollars and hurting supply chains, the outlet reported. “Before you know it, you get people that get carried away in the…
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