Trump’s Deportation Ploy Blows Up in His Face

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS The Trump administration’s push to keep ICE out of the headlines before the midterms does not appear to have convinced voters, with half of Americans saying its immigration crackdown is still too aggressive. After the White House faced bipartisan backlash over the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents earlier this year, President Donald Trump ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Her successor, Markwayne Mullin, pledged…