The TV host embedded with US immigration enforcement officers during an operation in Chicago on Sunday, defending President Donald Trump’s deportation effort as the crackdown neared the end

Dr. Phil McGraw said on Sunday that he’s embedding with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as they conduct what federal officials are calling “targeted operations” to enforce immigration law in Chicago.

In an interview with The Daily Mail, the famous talk show host shared details about the raids and gave his reaction to an emotional video actress and singer Selena Gomez posted on Monday (January 27), where she broke down in tears over the ICE raids.

A range of federal agencies conducted "enhanced targeted operations" in Chicago Sunday "to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety," a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

A man being taken into custody during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Chicago found himself suddenly face to face with Dr. Phil McGraw. The TV shrink recently joined ICE deportation raids in the windy city, which he then featured on Merit TV. As the man was being detained, he recognized McGraw, but wasn’t exactly starstruck.

Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement.

Phil McGraw, the television host known as "Dr. Phil," embedded with ICE agents in Chicago to film raids as Trump ramps up deportations.

The TV host known as “Dr. Phil” embedded with U.S. immigration enforcement officers during an operation in Chicago on Sunday, defending President Donald

Dr. Phil responded to Selena Gomez’s emotional video about the ICE raids in a recent interview, where he said that though the star “seemed sincere,” he’s “not sure who she was identifying with.” Phil McGraw,

Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw has responded to Selena Gomez after the actress and singer posted a video in which she sobbed over deportations of undocumented migrants by the U.S.’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Television host "Dr. Phil" McGraw's viral ride-along with ICE agents is typical of the role influencers are likely to play in boosting the Trump administration’s messaging over the next four years.