@#2

Good point.

Even with that, though, the Trump admin seems to back away from it in court proceedings.

More from the article ...

... It's not the only case that has featured the 3,000-arrest-per-day target as a crucial piece of evidence that the administration's single-minded drive to rack up arrests may have prompted immigration authorities to cut corners or break the law. Washington-based Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee, cited the figure when she ruled Friday that the administration's dramatic expansion of "expedited" deportation proceedings violated the law. And Judge Trina Thompson, a Biden appointee in San Francisco, pointed to the purported goal Thursday when she blocked the administration's bid to end temporary protected status for tens of thousands of Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepali immigrants.

But on Wednesday, the Justice Department said no such orders had ever been given. ...

So, why does the Trump admin seem to be doing such a major, ummm ~tail between its legs,~ TACO on this one?