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NBC: Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations
DHS leaders face internal conflict as deportations average fewer than 1,000 arrests daily, well below the 3,000 target set by the White House deputy chief of staff.
- Earlier this week, White House pressure to ramp up deportations sparked rising tension and finger-pointing inside the Department of Homeland Security, with Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski blaming agency leaders.
- DHS, which carries out President Donald Trump's deportation policy, executes fewer than 1 people daily, well below the 3,000 target set by Stephen Miller.
- Internal staffers say leaders fear messages are being reviewed as Rodney Scott, DHS Secretary, recently worried Corey Lewandowski could monitor his emails, while Todd Lyons, acting ICE Director, threatened to quit amid detention disputes and ICE plans to repurpose warehouses for detention space.
- Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott has been sidelined, excluded from Border Patrol operations talks and social events, and told he may soon be out of a job; earlier this week, Troy Edgar was informed of a planned ambassadorship.
- Administration claims that deportations are increasing, but the administration does not release deportation data and key spokespeople including Tricia McLaughlin, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials did not respond to requests for comment.
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Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations
White House pressure to ramp up deportations has sparked rising tension and finger-pointing inside the Department of Homeland Security, with the agency’s secretary, Kristi Noem, and her top adviser blaming subordinates for not hitting arrest quotas and undermining their relationships inside the West Wing, according to two DHS officials with direct knowledge of the matter. Noem and her close adviser Corey Lewandowski have sought to deflect blame …
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