DHS Spokesperson Eviscerates NYT For Accusing ICE Of Making ‘Indiscriminate Stops’ Based On Ethnicity

Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin tore into The New York Times on Monday over its “wildly inaccurate” report about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) relying on a person’s ethnic background to make “indiscriminate stops” in Los Angeles, California.

The justices granted the Trump administration’s request to remove restrictions on the ICE raids in Los Angeles, stating that the high court “does not set immigration policy or decide enforcement priorities.” In response to the Times’ framing of the high court’s decision, McLaughlin said the outlet has continued to “humiliate itself” with its inaccuracies.

“The @NYTimes continues to humiliate itself and showcase its incompetence. ‘Indiscriminate stops’ is wildly inaccurate. The Supreme Court simply applied longstanding precedent regarding what qualifies as ‘reasonable suspicion’ under the Fourth Amendment. What makes someone a target of ICE is if they are illegally in the U.S. DHS enforces federal immigration law without fear, favor, or prejudice,” McLaughlin said.

The Times’ piece, written by Adam Liptak, emphasized Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s claim that Latinos who work as laborers are “fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents’ satisfaction.” The piece alleged that Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh justified using demographic bias to arrest illegal immigrants.