Human Trafficking Crisis: Chris Clem on Immigration Enforcement and Fighting Child Trafficking | Mike Drop 248 Pt. 3

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Part 3 of our compelling series with Chris Clem on The Mike Drop podcast. In this episode #248 pt. 3, Chris dives into the intensified efforts of ICE and other federal agencies to target criminals, national security threats, and illegal immigrants, addressing media misconceptions and the complexities of enforcement policies. He shares his candid perspective on balancing compassion with law enforcement, including the challenges of deporting long-term illegal residents with U.S. citizen family members who served in the military. Chris also recounts his critical role in reforming the Office of Refugee Resettlement to combat child trafficking, exposing shocking systemic failures that left 300,000 children unaccounted for and detailing the transformative changes he implemented. From his early days as a canine handler to his leadership in Border Patrol, Chris reflects on a storied career and his ongoing commitment to national security and protecting the vulnerable. Join us for an unflinching look at the realities of immigration enforcement and the fight against human trafficking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	I am curious, watching the, you know, the last few months of internal domestic ICE agents
0:39.6	and groups or operational entities
0:45.3	have really started to ramp up, you know,
0:48.7	finding, apprehending and prosecuting or deporting people that are on lists or criminal elements.
0:58.0	There's obviously been some pushback on the left of saying that some of these people, you know,
1:02.0	some of these people, you know, weren't on the list or weren't supposed to be there.
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