‘The Purge That Really Needs To Happen’: Former FBI Agent Says America’s Immigration System Needs Total Overhaul

A former FBI agent appeared Thursday on Newsmax to share his concerns about illegal immigration into the United States as well as the systems in place that he says have allowed and enabled it to swell to such magnitudes.

The former agent, Jonathan Gilliam, said the issue goes beyond deportations or whether border czar Tom Holman can deport illegal immigrants. During an appearance on “Carl Higbie: Frontline,” Gilliam said America needs to completely overhaul its immigration system.

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“There’s an entire system here,” Gilliam said.

“And, really, my biggest worry is not whether or not Tom Homan can deport these people. It’s whether or not the Trump administration can change this system and take that system out. That’s the purge that really needs to happen.”

Illegal smuggling of immigrants has posed persistent and evolving challenges. Smuggling networks have exploited land and air routes. Charter flights have smuggled migrants into the U.S. Meanwhile, law enforcement crackdowns have revealed the involvement of organized criminal groups operating globally.

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