The Wright Report 22 JAN 2026: Listener Special: Your Questions About ICE Training // New Cash for Illegals // China Steals Elections // No MN Arrests // Greenland Deal // Europe Falls // What Makes Trump Tick? Hint: The Year 1845
Jan 22, 2026
This episode tackles pressing issues like the often-misunderstood training of ICE agents and the financial incentives for illegal immigrants to self-deport. The discussion dives into birthright citizenship and how it fuels birth tourism while risking U.S. voting integrity. Attention shifts to the slow pace of arrests in Minnesota, attributed to internal federal resistance. The conversation broadens to critique Europe’s vulnerabilities and analyze Trump's negotiation style, drawing intriguing parallels to historical figures. A rich mix of current events and insightful analysis awaits!
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Why ICE Training Shortened
- DHS shortened some ICE training by cutting Spanish and leveraging translation tech and experienced-officer apprenticeships.
- Bryan Dean Wright argues the 47–48 day claim is nuanced and not a scandalous lack of training.
Use Cash Incentives To Cut Deportation Costs
- Offer cash incentives can be cheaper than full arrest and deportation processing costs per person.
- Bryan Dean Wright recommends considering payments as a pragmatic cost-saving tool despite personal frustrations.
Birth Tourism’s Long-Term Voter Effect
- Birth tourism and surrogacy create citizenship pathways that can produce foreign-based voters two decades later.
- Wright warns this exploits birthright citizenship and suggests executive orders or a constitutional convention to stop it.
