Using Truth to Fight Lies: Marco Rubio, Tom Homan, and the Media’s War on Immigration

There is partisan fighting in the media these days, and the truth has been killed. These points are most clear in how the media covered immigration enforcement before and after Trump took office. Recently, Marco Rubio and Tom Homan, who used to be the director of ICE, fought back against this media-driven distortion by having heated arguments with CBS, NBC, and CNN anchors. Their talks showed how much false information the American people are being given and shed light on a bigger, more dangerous plan: the left’s plan to use lies and fear to bring down law enforcement for immigration and, eventually, President Trump.

Rubio’s interview with CBS showed how far the media is willing to go to trick people, especially when it comes to the touchy subject of deporting families with children born in the U.S. It was clear that emotions were being manipulated. But Rubio, armed with facts and clarity, took apart their story point by point, showing how they were purposely mixing up two different realities: undocumented parents facing legal removal and their American citizen children being caught in a very personal but legally clear situation.

Putting the record straight: what really happens in deportation cases

When news sites run headlines that say “American citizen children are being deported,” they are not only wrong, they are actively misleading. Rubio said that children born in the United States are citizens of the United States. Under no circumstances can they be sent back to their home country. Not the federal government. When an undocumented adult is deported, it is up to the family, not the government, to decide if the child stays in the U.S. or goes with their parent.

Anyone who really cares about the well-being of these families needs to know this basic fact. The media would call it cruel and inhumane if the government divided families against their will. The news makes up a false story about “deporting American citizens” when the government lets parents take their kids with them. It’s a cycle that is meant to make any kind of immigration enforcement look bad and hurt trust in the government agencies that are supposed to police the law.

The Truth About Deportations: A Look at Due Process and Legal Protections

Rubio’s defense of immigration law brought up an important point that is too often ignored: deportations involve a lot of legal steps, safeguards, and due process. No one is picked up off the street and sent back to their home country without first being given a chance to be heard by an immigration judge, which often costs the taxpayers money. These steps were carefully thought out to strike a balance between the need for national security and the rule of law and the need to be kind and fair to people who are facing removal.

The thought that undocumented immigrants should not be deported just because they have children born in the U.S. is against the law in every way. If you break immigration laws, having a child who is a U.S. citizen is not and cannot be a “get out of jail free” pass. If that concept were upheld, it would encourage dangerous actions, like pregnant women crossing the border illegally in the hopes of using birthright citizenship as a shield against immigration police.

Why the rule of law must win in the face of compassion versus chaos

One of the media’s favorite tricks is to use stories of extreme hardship to make the case for breaking down whole systems. They often use sad cases, like a mother who was deported while her sick child was still in the hospital. These cases are very sad, and no caring American would ignore the pain that is happening. However, Rubio was right when he said that emotions alone can’t decide how the law is applied.

Immigration law gives people some freedom of choice, which lets humanitarian circumstances happen. In tough situations, ICE officers have used their own judgment both under the Trump administration and in the past. Setting up regular cases, on the other hand, would turn law enforcement into a subjective, disorganized, and unfair process that is based on politics rather than legal principles. A policy like this would support unsafe ways of immigration, make it easier for human traffickers to take advantage of people, and put too much pressure on the system’s limited resources.

Judges who don’t follow the law are a threat to the system

Rubio’s criticism of activist judges who break immigration laws is a good reminder of a problem that is getting worse in the American courts. When judges say in public that families who were deported had “no meaningful process,” they are not only wrong, they are also pushing a political agenda that attacks the very legitimacy of the immigration courts.

Everyone who is deported has more than one chance for meetings, appeals, and administrative relief, especially in cases that are being fought. If you say otherwise, you’re insulting the hard work of thousands of lawyers who work hard to make the system fair and decent. Also, Rubio pointed out that separating families is not just a part of immigration law. When Americans break the law, they are often taken away from their children by the criminal justice system. Laws require people to be consistent. If we don’t, we’ll be giving up the system’s integrity for the sake of selective kindness.

How false headlines affect how people think

The news media’s ability to write misleading headlines without actually lying is one of their most dangerous tools. News sites like CNN and CBS can make people angry without being directly accused of false reporting by picking and choosing which facts to use and how to frame stories so that they fit a certain storyline.

Rubio’s work to dispel these false stories shows why conservatives need to keep supporting alternative media, independent news, and education at the local level. People in the US should know the whole story, not just emotional soundbites meant to make them feel guilty and angry. Voters can’t protect themselves from being manipulated if they can’t get to the truth.

Parental Responsibility and the False Idea That the Government Is Mean

Tom Homan and Marco Rubio both talked about an important point that the media won’t touch on: parents decide if they want to bring their children with them when they are facing removal. The government gives families choices, but it doesn’t tell them what to do.

The news media get angry when parents choose to stay together with their kids and take them with them, saying that the government is “deporting American citizens.” The media once again screams about government abuse and family separation if parents leave their kids in the U.S. with family or friends. No matter what tactics are tried, the game is fixed to make immigration enforcement look bad.

It’s not a mistake that immigration officials are in this tough spot; it’s part of a plan by left-wing activists to make people less supportive of border security and law enforcement.

How Well Strong Immigration Enforcement Policies Work

Some people said Trump’s immigration policies were heartless and harsh, but the truth is that strict enforcement had measurable good effects. Rubio showed statistics that showed a big drop in illegal crossings, both at the southern border of the United States and all over Central America.

In places like Panama’s Darien Gap, which is known for being a notoriously dangerous migration route, the number of migrants dropped when the US made it clear that illegal entry would not be allowed. It’s very hard to break the rules when they are clear and strictly enforced. Their job is to guard American communities, save lives, and keep the United States’ sovereignty.

In comparison, the Biden administration’s decision to reverse these policies has caused a border crisis that has never been seen before, with record numbers of people crossing illegally, facilities that are overloaded, and a sad rise in deaths along the migration routes. When there are no rules, there is chaos.

Using immigration as a weapon and taking advantage of politics

Aside from the human cost, immigration has become a powerful political tool for Democrats who want to discredit President Trump and any conservative leaders who support safe borders. Rubio showed how the left uses a few extreme cases of suffering to push for impeachment, smear political opponents, and radical “open borders” policies that most Americans strongly disagree with.

This kind of abuse downplays real suffering and takes attention away from real attempts to change immigration laws. It makes it impossible to implement practical answers such as immigration based on merit, border security technology, and asylum reform.

Democrats and their media friends would rather stir up tensions and cause division than work toward a bipartisan solution. They think that the emotional chaos will help their political goals.

Misinformation spread by the media and public trust are the bigger threat

In the end, the fight over immigration is only one front in a bigger war for the heart of American democracy. The media’s readiness to spread lies about immigration enforcement is part of a larger trend: spreading false information to hurt people’s trust.

This kind of trickery is especially likely to work on older Americans who watch a lot of TV news. They believe that CBS, NBC, and CNN will tell the news in an unbiased way. Instead, they are told stories that are meant to make them feel things that support political goals on the left.

This loss of public trust has very bad effects. It makes Americans doubtful, confused, and unable to make smart choices. People lose faith in institutions like the government, the courts, and even the president. This makes it easier for authoritarian answers to be hidden behind words like “emergency” and “reform.”

The Way Forward for Conservatives: Telling the Truth to Power

Conservatives can’t give up the information war. Leaders who are brave, like Marco Rubio and Tom Homan, need to be praised, supported, and copied by everyone in the cause.

We need to put money into creating alternative media environments that put facts over stories and feelings over facts. People need to understand what’s really at stake in immigration law, not just for migrants but also for the future of American freedom, safety, and wealth.

Most importantly, we should not be scared off by charges of being cruel, racist, or heartless just because we want the law to be followed. There can be true kindness only in a society with fair, consistent rules that protect the weakest members of society while keeping everything in order and fair for everyone.

Bringing back the truth and keeping America’s promise

The arguments between Tom Homan, Marco Rubio, and the media are more than just a show of politics. For the future of America, they are small fights in a bigger war.

Will we be a country based on rules or one based on emotions stoked by the media? Will we protect our independence or give it up to radicals who want to open up borders and use human misery for political gain? Will we protect the American Dream for future generations, or will we let false information and forced anger drown it?

We get to choose. The best days of America are still to come, though, as long as conservatives like Rubio and Homan are ready to fight for the truth and as long as other conservatives are ready to stand with them.