Partway through answering questions Sunday during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago, a man who appeared to be in federal custody briefly stopped talking when he recognized the man with the Texas accent asking the questions.
Television host "Dr. Phil" McGraw's viral ride-along with ICE agents is typical of the role influencers are likely to play in boosting the Trump administration’s messaging over the next four years.
Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw has responded to Selena Gomez after the actress and singer posted a video in which she sobbed over deportations of undocumented migrants by the U.S.’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
A man being taken into custody during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Chicago found himself suddenly face to face with Dr. Phil McGraw. The TV shrink recently joined ICE deportation raids in the windy city, which he then featured on Merit TV. As the man was being detained, he recognized McGraw, but wasn’t exactly starstruck.
Dr. Phil McGraw said on Sunday that he’s embedding with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as they conduct what federal officials are calling “targeted operations” to enforce immigration law in Chicago.
Dr. Phil joined border czar Tom Homan and a team of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they carried out deportation operations in Chicago.
Dr. Phillip McGraw advocated for sanctuary cities giving ICE access to illegal migrants just before he joined officers on deportation raids in Chicago.
Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement.
Video posted by the former daytime talk-show host Phil McGraw showed him on a ride-along with immigration agents in Chicago on Sunday as authorities stepped up enforcement operations across the United States.
The presence of “Dr. Phil” at Chicago federal immigration raids raises questions about the propriety of the operation and highlights a presidency that favors reality TV.
Dr. Phil belittled actress Selena Gomez after she wept on video about President Donald Trump’s immigration round-ups—in which the TV host was embedded. Phil McGraw, also known as “Dr. Phil,” spoke to the Daily Mail after he was granted access to the ICE operation that has detained over 100 people since this past weekend.