Overview

• Rep. Robert Garcia assumed the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee and denounced Stephen Miller as the “biggest piece of s--- in this country” on the "Pod Save America" podcast
• He encouraged supporters to attend nonviolent protests against the administration’s immigration raids while legal challenges proceed in court
• Mass demonstrations have taken place in California, Texas and New York to oppose the administration’s deportation agenda
• The White House backed deployment of National Guard soldiers and Marines to California, saying protests threatened ICE agents
• Administration officials highlight a record low of 95 daily border encounters as proof of their strengthened security measures