Democrats take aim at Miller as questions persist about ‘sanctuary city’ targeting

By Mike DeBonis , Mike DeBonis Congressional reporter covering the House of Representatives Email Bio Follow Rachael Bade and Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow April 14 at 6:50 PM House Democrats are sharpening their focus on White House immigration adviser Stephen Miller, with key lawmakers saying he should be brought before congressional committees to...

While Cabinet officials routinely testify before Congress on budget and oversight matters, it is unusual for lawmakers to publicly question presidential advisers like Miller — particularly in an adversarial scenario. Presidents of both parties have declined to make their executive aides available to congressional committees, citing the constitutional separation of powers.

“It’s clear that he’s the one pulling the strings,” she said. “And if he’s going to continue advocating for these policies and personnel changes, then he needs to come before the American people and explain himself. He has to be held accountable.” Schaaf, who last year oversaw the strengthening of Oakland’s sanctuary policy and warned residents of an upcoming federal immigration raid, told Trump to “stop fanning hate and division” in a tweet of her own. “Oakland welcomes all, no matter where you came from or how you got here,” she said.

Lindsey O. Graham , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday on Fox News that he is planning to introduce a new immigration reform package after the Senate returns from its two-week recess, although he did not give an exact date. “Before Donald Trump took office, we had a situation that was manageable — we had spikes, but it also went down. But what we have now is a constant pushing of the system so that it doesn’t work,” Thompson said. “Rather than being punitive, the president has to step up and provide real leadership, which he’s failed to do on immigration.”

“Every single one of those policies, I believe, is driven by Stephen Miller and proudly embraced by Trump, and they’re illegal on some level and yet they’re still trying to do it,” Rice said. “We can do what we’re meant to do, and we can have oversight.”

Its only fair. Cities that want no illegals don't have a say

Democrats grasping at straws trying to justify their existence

Close the border

mazi

Of course they’re targeting the Jew.

feliciasonmez Sanctuary cities are the best target for illegal alien dumping.

Make the right choice for the next election learn from your mistake

'Trumps brain' should be in the cover of Time.

reminds me of a bug......cockroach? Sorry Mom.

“....Two years later, Obama foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes also refused to testify before the same committee, citing executive privilege.”WP(2)

More importantly, what double feature are they showing on his forehead this weekend?

Time for the left to 'put their money where their mouth is'. Why declare your city a sanctuary for illegals, if you're not going to welcome them with open arms? Careful, your hypocrisy is showing.

nosferatu

Miller is Donald's good little nazi. That's why donald loves him so much. Miller wants our soliders to fire on immigrants coming to our southern border. 80% of which are starving women and children. Hitler would love this guy.

Sanctuary cities should be welcoming the illegals with open arms to do otherwise is to expose their Hypocrisy

Live Miller and support him, he’s tough and hope he can take on the mentally mixed up democrats and press.

NotMyPresident

Oh, come on. Are Democrats really going to waste their energy chasing each new shiny issue served up to them? Can’t they see that they’re just chasing sticks thrown by a master of media manipulation? Bannon left, but his methods stayed.

This is the enemy of the people fake news pushing more lies and hate against potus

He is a Nazi who hides in the background behind Trump and is the master mind behind many of Trumps failed border tactics

Gollum. There is nothing too low, too creepy or too putrid that Stephen Miller will not embrace. I can just see him eating live, scaly fish with blood and guts oozing around his fang teeth. Sad man. He thinks he has friends. One day he will learn he has nothing: the WH nothing

Stop inciting violence.

It’s a win win. Isn’t that why they are called SANCTUARY cities? Because they want all the illegal immigrants? OR maybe democrats have a huge problem with it because it will prove once in for all ILLEGAL immigrants are a massive financial drain on the economy.

I thought these liberal big cities welcomed immigrants with open arms? Why don't Commie cities like San Fransicko want to put their immigrants where their mouth is?

And then, people who want illegals can house them as their own house guests. C'mon democrats! Step up and house an illegal! Think of how good you will fee about yourself!

The Dems have so many smart prosecutors in their ranks. Find a way to arrest this sorry excuse for a human being

I remember when Miller destroyed Jim Acosta at a WH briefing. I almost felt bad for Jimmy.

Thanks, there’s nothing worse than waking to see that evil face first thing in the morning. I doubt he even casts a reflection in the mirror.

I hope he wears that mudpack hairline on his forehead when he's grilled in front of Congress. It may garner him some sympathy from the more compassionate committee members who feel sorry for the the mentally challenged.

When all the MAGAts threaten us with releasing the ICE detainees into sanctuary cities I’m like “please don’t throw us in the briar patch!” LOL

Stephen Miller is my role model

Dems, bring those consequences .. give them short deadlines to appear, then straight to subpoena and contempt if don't appear/provide. Set standards of consequence or they'll carry on breaking every rule and law.

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