On this episode of The Truth with Lisa Boothe, Lisa sits down with Scott Mechkowski, a 22-year ICE veteran and former Deputy Field Office Director for ICE’s New York City Field Office, to discuss the growing battle over immigration enforcement, sanctuary state policies, and deportation operations in America.
Markowski shares firsthand insight into how sanctuary city and sanctuary state laws impact ICE operations, why detention facilities like Delaney Hall have become political flashpoints, and what happens after illegal immigrants receive deportation orders. He also explains the challenges ICE agents face on the job, rising hostility toward law enforcement, and why he believes many misconceptions about immigration enforcement persist in the public debate.
The conversation covers New York Governor Kathy Hochul's latest sanctuary state legislation, Border Czar Tom Homan’s response, the role of detention centers in the deportation process, criminal illegal immigration, public safety concerns, and the future of immigration enforcement under President Trump.

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