Trump Ends Catch and Release: Historic Crackdown on Illegal Immigration Sparks Nationwide Showdown

In this segment, hosts detail Donald Trump’s sweeping return to pre-Bush immigration enforcement, ending “catch and release” policies that have governed the border for over two decades. Under the new directives, all illegal immigrants will be detained without bond until deportation, leveraging an expanded force of deputized local law enforcement and new detention facilities—dubbed “Alligator Alcatrazes”—across GOP-led states. The discussion contrasts Trump’s aggressive approach with what they see as decades of bipartisan neglect, traces the origins of the crisis to George W. Bush, and predicts that legal challenges from Democrats will follow swiftly. The hosts hail the move as the strictest immigration policy in modern history and a long-overdue return to enforcing existing federal law.