Overview
- On Fox News' The Five, Jesse Watters praised ICE facilities as "amazing," citing dental care and what he called "concierge" health services.
- Watters defended agents who detained five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos with his father in Minnesota, saying they kept the family together and took the child to lunch.
- He disputed reports about a Cuban immigrant’s death in a Texas facility as already debunked, while earlier witness accounts alleged a guard used a chokehold.
- Co-host Jessica Tarlov pushed back on-air, referencing poor conditions reported at makeshift sites such as Florida’s "Alligator Alcatraz."
- Representative Mike Lawler said the child’s arrest should not happen and called on DHS and immigration officials to prevent similar incidents.