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

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Vincent Acovino, Kadin Mills, Christopher Intagliata

Published July 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM CDT

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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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

Vincent Acovino

Kadin Mills

Christopher Intagliata

Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.