Dr. Phil and his film crew joined border czar Tom Homan and agents on some immigrations raids and livestreamed them on Merit TV, which he founded when his show "Dr. Phil" was canceled in 2023.

Ill., on Tuesday slammed the decision to grant TV host Dr. Phil McGraw, a psychologist, access to the raids Sunday in Chicago, which McGraw streamed on his channel.

Video posted by the former daytime talk-show host Phil McGraw showed him on a ride-along with immigration agents in Chicago on Sunday as authorities stepped up enforcement operations across the United States.

In an interview with The Daily Mail, the famous talk show host shared details about the raids and gave his reaction to an emotional video actress and singer Selena Gomez posted on Monday (January 27), where she broke down in tears over the ICE raids.

Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw has responded to Selena Gomez after the actress and singer posted a video in which she sobbed over deportations of undocumented migrants by the U.S.’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Partway through answering questions Sunday during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago, a man who appeared to be in federal custody briefly stopped talking when he recognized the man with the Texas accent asking the questions.

Dr. Phil McGraw said on Sunday that he’s embedding with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as they conduct what federal officials are calling “targeted operations” to enforce immigration law in Chicago.