by Brian Lonergan

As Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency promising unprecedented levels of deportation for illegal aliens, critics painted dark scenarios of a nation living in fear as federal agents terrorized people under a shroud of secrecy. Instead, the Trump White House has opted for full transparency, and social media clips of alien arrests have become America’s guilty pleasure rivaling anything on streaming services. On podcasts and other interviews prior to Trump’s second inauguration, border czar Tom Homan promised transparency in alien arrest operations. Given most politicians’ aversion to sunlight, many Americans were probably expecting data on arrests and a mug shot or two. What we are getting instead are videos of Dr. Phil, America’s wise uncle, embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on operations in Chicago. Dr. Phil is riding along with Homan, talking to arrested aliens, and witnessing ICE agents in action. One such clip on Dr. Phil’s X account already has more than 4 million views.