Overview
- In a Fox News interview, Miller said any state or local official who impedes ICE operations could be arrested, with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed as a potential target.
- He outlined possible offenses such officials could face, including obstruction of justice, harboring undocumented immigrants, and conduct he said could reach seditious conspiracy.
- Miller asserted that ICE officers have federal immunity during operations and claimed that obstructing them constitutes a felony.
- He added that the Department of Justice would act against officials who cross into obstruction or criminal conspiracy, though no new indictments were announced.
- Critics and legal commentators denounced the threats, disputing the blanket immunity claim as legally incorrect and pointing to ongoing court battles over National Guard deployment and intensified ICE actions around Chicago.