Cult Expert Dr Steven Hassan
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Deadly ICE Operations and the DHS Budget Battle - What’s Really Happening?
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February 12, 2026
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1:03:05Now PlayingDr. Steven Hassan hosts a timely livestream on Trump, ICE raids, DHS funding, immigration enforcement, and authoritarian control after Minneapolis ICE tactics caused the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. We’ll also cover the Epstein Files release and Ghislaine Maxwell’s Fifth Amendment deposition.
This week, Congress is on a collision course over immigration enforcement tactics, after two people were killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis in January. As Homeland Security funding is set to run out on Friday, February 13, Democrats are demanding new limits on ICE and DHS enforcement powers while Trump officials and immigration leadership are doubling down.
In this conversation, Dr. Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump and creator of the BITE Model of Authoritarian Control, breaks down how fear-based immigration messaging, secrecy, intimidation tactics, and the normalization of aggressive enforcement can function as powerful tools of authoritarian influence.
He will also explore major new developments surrounding the Epstein Files releases and the political firestorm surrounding Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition, as the DOJ continues rolling out millions of pages of documents amid controversy over redaction failures and claims of misinformation being embedded in the disclosures.
Together, we’ll explore critical questions, including:
- Why DHS funding has become a high-stakes political standoff over ICE tactics
- What the Minneapolis enforcement surge reveals about escalation and accountability
- How ICE's use of force mimics authoritarian control tactics
- Why ICE Director Todd Lyons rejected calls for agents to remove masks
- How Kristi Noem’s body camera announcement is being framed politically
- What the Epstein Files rollout reveals about secrecy, distraction, and manipulation
- Why Ghislaine Maxwell invoked the Fifth Amendment—and what the clemency push suggests
- How propaganda and fear-based narratives shape public compliance and polarization
- How Americans can recognize coercive influence tactics before they become normalized
📅 Time: Tuesday, February 11, 2026 @ 2:00 PM ET
🔴 Live: Join live! We will be taking viewer questions
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