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The Dr. Phil Podcast

Border Realities: From Ambush to Advocacy

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this gripping episode, Dr. Phil delves into the life and experiences of Victor Avila, a retired special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Avila’s journey spans international borders, legal battles, and personal resilience. Join us as we navigate the complexities of border security, human rights, and the resilience of those who serve on the front lines. Gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by officers like Victor Avila and the urgent need for comprehensive solutions. For more information: https://drphilintheblanks.com/ Thank you to our sponsors: Balance7: Take the first step towards feeling your best every day. Visit: https://Balance7.com/PHIL Greenlight: Stop putting off the “Money Talk” and start putting your kids on the right path. Visit: http://GREENLIGHT.com/phil Advertise with us! https://advertising.libsyn.com/philintheblanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Merritt Street. 8 a.m. Eastern 7 central essential television. Okay, welcome back to fill in the blanks. I appreciate you listening in, subscribing and sharing the podcast. Now today I'm speaking with

0:45.7

Mr. Victor Avilah. He is a retired supervisory special agent with U.S. immigration

0:52.4

and customs enforcement ICE. Special Agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Homeland

0:55.2

Security Investigation HSI under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

1:00.3

Now listen in to this insightful conversation and you will never look at

1:05.3

Homeland Security the same way again. I promise you. Now Victor has been on the

1:11.8

show before when we were talking about the border and my trip down there,

1:16.2

and I was so absolutely fascinated by what Victor had to say, that I have been waiting selfishly to get him all by himself so we could

1:29.9

sit down and talk about all his experience, wisdom, and inside about what's going on at the border.

1:37.2

When he was on the show, we had other guests and there were things to talk about and cover, and I wanted you all to myself so we could spend all of this

1:47.7

time talking about it. So thank you for being here. Thank you for having

1:51.3

Dr Phil. Great to be here. Tell me how long you've been involved with the border and what all you've done there. Give everybody an idea of what your history is with our border.

2:04.0

I'm born in raised in El Paso, Texas and so I've been on the border most of my life.

2:10.0

I've been in law enforcement since the age of 22 I've worked at every level of government,

2:15.8

county level, state level, federal level as a special agent and international as a U.S. diplomat in

2:22.3

Mexico and Europe.

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