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Dr. Phil was embedded with a U.S. Immigration and customs control (ICE) Team in Chicago while carrying out deportation operations under the new Trump administration.
Phil McGraw, known as “Dr. Phil,” joined border czar Tom Homan and a team of agents Sunday as they detained several illegal immigrants. This comes after Homan declared that Chicago would be “ground zero” for immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans.
As part of his show on Merit TV, Dr. Phil filmed a variety of arrests, at one point interviewing a convicted sex offender and internet predator from Thailand who was illegally residing in the windy city.
“Have you been accused of sexual crimes involving children?” Dr. Phil asked.
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First Arrest in Chicago Dr. Phil Witnessed with Border Czar Tom Homan was a convicted sex offender and internet predator from Thailand. (Merit TV/ScreenGrab)
“Not really,” the man replied.
“Not exactly!?” Dr. Phil exclaimed.
The man claimed that he had never been deported and that his mother was a US citizen. He also recognized Dr. Phil from his television appearances, often avoiding the famous psychologist’s questions.
Homan told Dr. Phil that the man was an example of a failure Sanctuary City Policies.
“We got an illegal alien, convicted of sex crimes involving children. He’s walking the streets of Chicago,” Homan said. “Once again, the fall, the problems with sanctuary city, people like this walking the streets, instead of local police working with federal agents. This is what we’re dealing with.”
Trump has criticized sanctuary cities, including Chicago, for resisting federal immigration policies. “We’re trying to get rid of them (sanctuary cities). We’re trying to end them. And a lot of people in those communities don’t want them,” Trump told Fox’s Sean Hannity last Wednesday.
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Incoming border czar Tom Homan spoke with Dr. Phil about the Trump administration’s plan to deport illegal migrants in December. (The YouTube channel of the Dr. Phil podcast)
Dr. Phil revealed on the show that he had to be briefed on extensive safety protocols as part of the “high-risk mission.”
“This is really an ice-specific mission because they’re not sweeping neighborhoods like people are trying to imply,” he said. “I know that because I’ve been involved in this. They’ve identified 270 high-value targets, and what I mean by that is that these are known criminals and terrorists.”
ICE arrested more than 460 individuals in the first days of an immigration sweep, targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records. The crimes included sexual assault, domestic violence and weapons offenses.
During a conversation at a Chicago-based ICE Command Center, Dr. Phil asked if agents were going into schools to arrest children who were in the United States illegally.
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Television personality Dr. Phil McGraw speaks at a campaign rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP a via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
“Is something like that happening?” asked.
“No, sir,” Homan said.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has pledged to protecting the city’s migrant population since federal immigration crackdowns, vowing to uphold the city’s sanctuary city policies.
“It seems inconceivable to me that this administration would attempt to create not only division but also fear within our public schools,” Johnson said, referring to potential federal raids. He ordered city departments to “stand firm and uphold local ordinance” in accordance with the Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits local police from assisting federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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Fox News’ Madison Colombo contributed to this report.
