Suggested reading, 22nd February

How Stephen Miller Manipulates Donald Trump to Further his Immigration Obsession

A disturbing profile of a disturbing figure. Miller talks about restricting immigration, and using DACA recipients as bargaining chips, with more excitement than a groom before his bride.

Don’t mince words. Trump is abetting an attack on our country.

When intelligence officials briefed House lawmakers on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf, he reportedly was angered that they were briefed as required by law. This piece goes over the implications of this, and they’re not good.

Why You May Never Learn the Truth About ICE

In 2017, a normally routine document released by the archives, a records retention schedule, revealed that archivists had agreed that officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement could delete or destroy documents detailing the sexual abuse and death of undocumented immigrants. Tens of thousands of people posted critical comments, and dozens of senators and representatives objected. The National Archives made some changes to the plan, but last month it announced that ICE could go ahead and start destroying records from Mr. Trump’s first year, including detainees’ complaints about civil rights violations and shoddy medical care.