This week, Trump’s frustration with migrants coming to the southern  border boiled over, as he purged the Department of Homeland Security,  and empowered immigrant hardliner Stephen Miller to be in charge of the  regime’s immigration policy. As the week ended, 12 of the 30 senior  roles at DHS were either vacant or filled with “acting” leaders.  Departures of senior officials at the cabinet level and below are at  record levels. Meanwhile, Trump continues to consolidate power, act  unilaterally, and welcome the “flexibility” of using “acting” directors  whom he can hire and fire at will — without needing the oversight of the  Senate to confirm them.

Troubling reporting this week indicated Trump instructed his incoming  Secretary of DHS to break the law, assuring him he would be pardoned.  Reporting also indicated Trump and Miller had contemplated releasing  migrant detainees into sanctuary cities as a means to punish political  enemies. When confronted with the story, the White House pushed back,  only to have Trump say indeed that was his plan. Trump also looked for  ways to increasingly use military troops at the border, including in  ways that violate the law.

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