MSNBC correspondent Priya Sridhar corrected network anchor Alex Witt on Sunday after he used the term “illegal aliens” instead of “undocumented immigrants. “
Sridhar reported that active duty troops have been sent to El Paso, Texas to block illegal border crossings and help arrest and deport illegal immigrants. During her “Alex Witt Reports” segment, she switched to a report on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Taking almost 50 illegal immigrants into custody in Colorado.
“I want you to watch this video that we saw this morning from DEA, ATF and Homeland Security investigators from the Rocky Mountain Field Division in Colorado,” Sridhar said. “There you can see the raid that was conducted this morning. They say they targeted a Venezuelan gang and they were able to see cash, take money, guns and actually make an arrest of ’50 illegal aliens, Alex.”
Border encounters have dropped significantly since President Donald Trump took office. (Customs and border protection)
“Yes, we call them undocumented immigrants,” Witt said. “But that, again, was in the DEA release. All right. Thank you very much, Priya, for that from El Paso.”
A similar instance occurred on MSNBC in June when MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend corrected her co-host Michael Steele on air after Steele he used the term “illegal immigrants”.
“I want to be clear,” Sanders-Townsend Steele said. “We don’t use the term” illegal. “Undocumented individuals.”
MSNBC’s Alex Witt corrected Priya Sridhar for not using the term “undocumented immigrants.” (MSNBC screenshot)
In the first day of the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did more than 460 Arrests of illegal immigrantsincluding those with criminal histories that include sex crimes, domestic violence, and drug and gun crimes.
Multiple Department of Home Security also said Fox News Digital That the number of Border Patrol encounters on the southern border in the first three days of the Trump administration was 35% lower than the last three days of the Biden administration.
In the last three days of the Biden administration, there were 3,908 meetings in total. In the first three days of the Trump administration, there were 2,523 meetings.
The Trump administration deported hundreds of illegal immigrants in its first day in office. (White House)
The actions followed President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency at the border, launching a massive deportation operation in several cities and states.
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Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
