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Dr. Phil Interviews Trump’s Border Czar During L.A. ICE Raids That Led to Violent Protests

McGraw’s engagement at the Homeland Security field office highlights the administration’s use of reality-TV tactics to publicize its immigration crackdown

Phil McGraw, "Dr. Phil," attends a swearing-in ceremony for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025.
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Overview

  • Dr. Phil McGraw conducted exclusive interviews with ICE director Tom Homan before and after the June raids without embedding directly to avoid escalating tensions
  • The operations detained dozens of individuals and triggered multiple days of protests across Los Angeles, with clashes, looting and civil-unrest tactics by law enforcement
  • President Trump ordered the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops under a seldom-used federal statute to support local police and protect federal sites
  • Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to sue the administration over the Guard mobilization, calling it a breach of California’s state sovereignty
  • The Trump administration has increasingly turned to media personalities and reality-TV style coverage to amplify its immigration enforcement messaging