White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller delivered a fiery rebuke Monday after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.
Jeffries, speaking earlier that day, accused the administration of targeting nonviolent illegal immigrants at community locations and urged officials to focus on removing violent criminals instead.
Miller, appearing on “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News, called Jeffries’ comments outrageous and charged Democrats with enabling the mass entry of dangerous individuals into the country.
“Can you imagine getting a lecture on public safety from the party that has let child rapists and murderers into this country en masse!?” Miller said. “They gleefully allowed these people into our nation—do you have any idea how many little girls have been maimed, raped, or killed because of their policies?”
Miller pointed directly to Democrat-led sanctuary city policies as a primary cause of crime and suffering, stating they protect individuals who should have been deported long ago.
“They have destroyed the lives of countless thousands of Americans,” he added.
“And today, Democrats run sanctuary cities that protect and shield illegal aliens who have committed the most heinous crimes from deportation.”
He referenced a recent attack in New