Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley used a segment about UConn Huskies star Alex Karaban to go on a political rant during CBS broadcast of on Sunday.
CBS featured Karaban in a piece about his family. His mother, Olga, came to Massachusetts from Ukraine with her parents and grandparents in 1996. His father, Alexei, immigrated to the U.S. from Belarus on a work visa in 2001.
After the segment aired, Barkley lamented the alleged treatment of .
“I want to be careful with my words right now because this is a really touchy subject for me,” he said. “I love that kid and his family, but the way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace. I think theres a difference between amazing immigrants and criminal immigrants. I think whats going on in our country, what were doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and its really sad.
“And thats a great immigrant story. We have a lot of great immigrant stories out there that their stories need to be told, but some of the stuff thats happening to immigrants in our country right now is really unfortunate, and its really unfair. But immigrants built this country, and we should admire them and respect them.”
Barkley didnt cite any example of legal immigrants being treated poorly in the U.S.
The (DHS) has routinely announced arrests of criminal illegal immigrants who have been accused of heinous crimes in the U.S.
Still, DHS and agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) routinely come under fire for their tactics in arresting illegal immigrants.
New York City Mayor offered fresh criticism of ICE ahead of a “No Kings” rally.
“We’re making clear that no one is above the law in this city, that everyone has to follow the rule of law,” Mamdani said. “I have made clear to the president, both in our private conversations and our public conversations, about the fact that I believe that ICE is a rogue agency.”
Mamdani added that he believes ICE is “reckless” and “delivers nothing toward the furthering of the cause of public safety.”
Fox News Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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