What Willie Castillo has said about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026

Willie Castillo, Allentown barber and Trump voter, has been quoted on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement once in 1 episode of This American Life, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Willie Castillo supports Trump's deportations, arguing many immigrants he knows are criminals, though he says his deported friends were not.

    “I know a lot of immigrants that came into this country personally, that don't belong here, not because they're immigrants, because they're criminals”

    This American Life: 900: Talk Me Into It (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 49:43

Episodes

  • 900: Talk Me Into It

    This American Life · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 1 min

    Ira Glass and reporters examine persuasion before the 2026 midterms: a Detroit canvasser, Montana's Democratic Senate nominee pressured to quit, a sales trick, and an Allentown Republican organizer.

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