Jim Justice says he supports Trump, ICE: ‘Some are twisting my words’
Justice said the administration should admit mistakes and adjust tactics as Republicans and ranchers raise concerns about raids on long-term residents.
- On Tuesday, West Virginia Senator Jim Justice urged the Trump administration to scale back ICE immigration sweeps, marking a rare break from his typical alignment with the president.
- Earlier this year, ICE conducted Operation Country Roads in West Virginia, arresting more than 600 people in two weeks, the vast majority with no criminal record.
- "To get better, the first thing you got to do is admit you're doing something wrong," Justice said, as Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar also criticized the administration's enforcement tactics.
- Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported that ICE officers were told to stop arresting immigrants with no criminal record; the administration later called the order a "miscommunication" and reversed it.
- Ranching groups report that ICE operations in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma disrupt supply chains and harm cattle producers, while former policy adviser Andrea R. Flores argues sweeps lack effectiveness without legal status reform.
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He knows why ICE raids were questioned by Jim Justice, Trump's ally, and what he asked to review about operations in rural areas.
"Take a step back": Trump ally Sen. Jim Justice calls for review of ICE raids following agricultural sector backlash
The West Virginia senator questioned recent ICE operations and urged the Trump administration to "take a step back," following warnings from cattle associations about the severe impact on agricultural supply chains.
GOP Senator, who just threw a birthday party for his dog, turns on Donald Trump's immigration enforcement
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Justice walks back immigration remarks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) — West Virginia Senator Jim Justice walked back recent comments about the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown Wednesday. Justice told Politico in an interview published Tuesday that, when it comes to the administration, "To get better, the first thing you got to do is admit is you're doing something wrong. And in this [...]
Senator Jim Justice questioned the impact of ICE's operations in West Virginia, but hours later reaffirmed his support for the president's immigration strategy.
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