Trump says he wants to deport the worst of the worst.' Government data tells another story (2025)
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... President Donald Trump has pledged to deport "the worst of the worst." He frequently speaks at public appearances about the countless "dangerous criminals" -- among them murderers, rapists and child predators -- from around the world he says entered the U.S. illegally under the Biden administration. He promises to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history to protect law-abiding citizens from the violent threats he says they pose.

But government data around ongoing detentions tells a different story.

There has been an increase of arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Trump began his second term, with reports of raids across the country.

Yet the majority of people currently detained by ICE have no criminal convictions.

Of those who do, relatively few have been convicted of high-level crimes -- a stark contrast to the chilling nightmare Trump describes to support his border security agenda. ...

Stephen Miller Retreats in Humiliation After Deadly Misstep
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... Stephen Miller, the architect of Donald Trump's most severe immigration policies, has seemingly been hiding from the American public.

Miller, a longtime Trump adviser who serves as deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, has avoided public appearances, The New York Times reported, in the wake of a disastrous immigration crackdown that culminated in the deaths of two American citizens in Minnesota, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, both 37, at the hands of federal agents.

Additionally, a Times analysis found that Miller appeared on Fox News, the president's favorite network, once every four days since Trump returned to the White House. But in the wake of Pretti's January 24 death, Miller appeared on the network only twice in February.

Despite a national outcry over policies he has helped craft -- and polling in recent months ranking him among the most loathed political figures in the United States -- Miller still presides over shaping new zero-tolerance immigration policies, just not as publicly. ...

Stephen Miller is Most Unpopular Political Figure In The U.S.: Rand Paul, Scott Bessent and Pam Bondi Follow
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... White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller ranks as the most unpopular political figure in the United States, according to a new polling average cited by Migrant Insider. Other high-profile figures including Rand Paul, Scott Bessent and Pam Bondi are next in line.

The Race to the White House polling average, which compiles multiple recent surveys of 27 prominent political figures, found that Miller had a net favorability of negative 36 points among voters who have formed an opinion about him.

According to analysis by Pablo Manriquez of Migrant Insider, 68% of respondents viewed him unfavorably, while only about 18% expressed a favorable opinion. The ranking places Miller below other figures in the survey, including Bondi, who registered a negative 32 rating, and other administration-aligned officials. By comparison, President Trump posted a negative 16 rating in the same dataset, while JD Vance stood at negative 12.

Former president Barack Obama led the poll with positive 18 points, followed by former First Lady Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders. ...

Interesting poll ...