There are now so many instances of hateful acts carried out in Trump's name or policy that saying hateful people are "emboldened" by this administration borders on cliché.
The immigration debate has now become consumed by the consequences of the Trump administration's border policy.
Apart from direct control of the armed forces, that gives them great influence over local government, over security and administration in border areas, and control of the police.
Nielsen defended her agency's practice of separating migrant families and accused the media and members of Congress of mischaracterizing the administration's border crackdown.
Trump has given Miller the go-ahead to run the administration's border policy "and he's executing his plan", the unnamed official told CNN.
The two senators from Arizona, John McCain and Jon Kyl, both Republicans who have criticized the administration's border measures as weak, surprised Democrats by signing on as sponsors of the spending bill.
These are only two examples of this administration's border security policies that, rather than addressing real security problems, have created, or at best exacerbated, the "humanitarian crisis" at the border.
These family centres are one of the most controversial elements of the Obama administration's border protection program, which looks set to rapidly expand under the incoming Donald Trump presidency.
Farmers' reliance on undocumented workers had made the region a focal point in the debate over the Trump administration's border policies, leading to tensions between state politicians of both parties and the federal agents enforcing the president's crackdown on illegal immigration.
In a speech at the meeting of National Sheriffs Associationn in New Orleans, Nielsen drew rousing applause when she directed her remarks at "a selected few in the media, Congress and the advocacy community" whom she accused of mischaracterizing the Trump administration's border crackdown.
Meanwhile, the change in enforcement does not seem to have placated Republican lawmakers, who are tough opponents of the administration's border policies.
