Ronald Vitiello, acting ICE director Credit: Getty

Ronald Vitiello, the new acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was among the attendees and an interviewee at an event hosted by an anti-immigrant hate group last week, where he dismissed the Trump administration’s barbaric “zero tolerance” policy at the U.S./Mexico border, saying that “only 2,500 people were affected by that situation.”

“That situation” was 2,500 children ripped from the arms of their parents and thrown into cages and detention facilities, where they’ve been forcibly drugged, physically abused, and emotionally brutalized. The administration still has over 200 children under U.S. custody, in blatant violation of a judge’s order. This should be a shameful mark on Trump officials, but they’ve already shown themselves to be incapable of feeling shame. Just look at the actions.

Vitiello’s appearance at the Federation for American Immigration Reform’s (FAIR) annual “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” event is gross, yet not a surprise. Donald Trump has stacked top posts in his administration with hate group […]