What Mario Guerrero has said about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
4 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Mario Guerrero, Rio Grande Valley developer and executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, has been quoted on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 4 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Guerrero says valley builders voted for Trump expecting him to target murderers and rapists, not all immigrants.
“Because that's what the Mr. Trump and his administration said. that they were going to come after the murderers and the rapists”
The Daily: A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 13:30
Guerrero recounts that an ICE official told the STBA that property is not considered private unless fully enclosed, so no warrant is needed for job sites.
“the United States government doesn't consider any property to be private property unless it is fully enclosed. No law enforcement needs to show any warrant”
The Daily: A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 52:01
Guerrero says an ICE official told the builders that immigration paperwork issued before the Trump administration would not be considered valid.
“this administration is not going to consider any paperwork valid. Not that was given by Biden's administration, Obama's or Bush's or anyone's prior to Trump”
The Daily: A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 53:01
Guerrero says an ICE client told him that after the Washington trip agents were ordered to stop raiding job sites.
“I don't know what the hell you did in Washington, but we just got strict orders that we need to stop attacking job”
The Daily: A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 55:23
Episodes
A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande ValleyThe Daily · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Daily producer Lindsay Garrison reports on Rio Grande Valley builders, many Trump voters, turning against Republicans after ICE raids gutted their immigrant workforce.
Others on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Joe Rogan · 7 quotes
- Brian Shapiro · 3 quotes
- Jon Favreau · 3 quotes
- Andy Frisella · 3 quotes
- Sarah Longwell · 2 quotes
- Abdul El-Sayed · 2 quotes
- Alex Wagner · 2 quotes
- Willie Castillo · 1 quote
Mario Guerrero on other topics
- Immigrant labor in the construction industry · 3 quotes
- Illegal immigration to the United States · 1 quote
- Vocational education · 1 quote
- Hispanic and Latino American voting patterns · 1 quote
- American Dream · 1 quote