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Former immigration official assesses the tactics behind Trump's immigration crackdown

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Vincent Acovino, Kadin Mills, Christopher Intagliata

Published July 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Gil Kerlikowske, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under President Obama, about the recent string of fatal shootings by federal immigration agents.

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