Overview
- On Fox’s The Will Cain Show, the White House policy aide said his warning applied to any state or local official who unlawfully impedes federal immigration enforcement.
- He listed potential charges including obstruction of justice, harboring illegal immigrants, and impeding immigration laws, with seditious conspiracy mentioned as a possibility depending on conduct.
- Miller asserted that ICE officers have federal immunity while performing their duties and said anyone who obstructs or lays hands on them is committing a felony.
- He added that the Department of Justice would pursue officials who cross into obstruction or criminal conspiracy against the United States or ICE officers.
- Coverage noted he did not rule out arresting Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker if he blocked raids, and legal critics publicly disputed his claims about broad immunity and charging thresholds.