New ICE deportation operation and possible dwarf planet discovery: Morning Rundown

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement.

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement. Higher steel tariffs kick in. A potential new dwarf planet is identified. And food maker Campbell’s says more people are reaching for pantry staples over snacks.

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The Trump administration’s largest immigration crackdown yet is underway, but the reallocation of personnel from other federal law enforcement agencies in order to carry out “Operation At Large” is causing tension among some officials who feel they’ve been taken off core national security missions.

The new ICE-led initiative is a response to frustration from White House chief of staff Stephen Miller over what he saw as numbers of arrests and deportations of unauthorized immigrants that were too low. Miller is so frustrated, two sources said, that he has berated and threatened to fire senior ICE officials if they did not begin detaining 3,000 migrants a day. He also threatened to fire leaders of field offices posting the bottom 10% of arrest numbers monthly.

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