Dr. Phil joins ICE and border czar Tom Homan on raids where he questions accused sex attacker
Dr. Phil joins ICE and border czar Tom Homan on raids where he questions accused sex attacker
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The TV shrink announced on X that was ‘embedded’ with ICE agents in Chicago. This comes amid a report that Trump has demanded that ICE agents arrest between 1,200 and 1,500 suspects per day. At one point, the celebrity doctor is afforded the opportunity to ask a suspect about his alleged crimes. He asks a man named Sam, a native of Thailand, “You’ve been charged with sex crimes against children?” Sam responds: “Not really.”.
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When the man adds that he has never been deported, Homan interrupted to tell agents: “Let’s take him in, process him, and lock him up.”. The Trump administration last week deputized law enforcement agents with several Justice Department agencies to conduct immigration enforcement to supplement ICE efforts.
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and U.S. Marshals Service were granted the authority, the Trump administration said last week.In addition to Dr. Phil, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove publicized his trip to watch DOJ agents support immigration enforcement.
“This morning, I had the privilege of observing brave men and women of the department deploying in lockstep with DHS to address a national emergency arising from four years of failed immigration policy,” Bove said in a statement, adding that the deputized agencies, the FBI, and federal prosecutors would all be working on the effort.
Senior Justice Department officials are not typically present to observe law enforcement operations in real-time, current and former department officials say.A Justice Department official said that the first arrest in Chicago that Bove observed involved an immigrant living illegally in the U.S. who had “killed a 19-year-old woman while driving under the influence.”.
