{"id":2524189,"date":"2025-12-23T06:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-about-illegal-aliens\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:32:43","slug":"we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-about-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-about-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"We Don&#8217;t Need A &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; Sob Story About Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-about-illegal-aliens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article by Eddie Scarry criticizes a recently pulled 60 Minutes segment about migrants deported to a notorious prison in el Salvador. Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi allegedly sent a frustrated letter after her boss, Bari Weiss, withheld the piece, arguing it had passed legal and editorial checks; weiss said the segment lacked context and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-reinstates-book-critical-of-trans-identity-for-children-after-claiming-to-have-banned-it-in-error\/\" title=\"Amazon Reinstates Book Critical Of Trans Identity For Children After Claiming To Have Banned It In \u2018Error\u2019\">critical voices<\/a> and would air later. scarry calls the story unoriginal, noting the New York Times has already run similar reporting, and contends the subjects-who he says likely have legal teams and motives to portray mistreatment-broke U.S. law by remaining in the country after being ordered to leave. He cites CBS&#8217;s claim that those deported were gang affiliates or violent criminals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-mainstream-media-is-lying-about-russia-ukraine-war\/\" title=\"... accuses mainstream media of spreading lies about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.\">accuses mainstream media<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeating graphic allegations<\/a> without scrutinizing incentives. As an alternative, Scarry argues 60 minutes should rather press Democratic leaders with specific, hardline questions on deportations, immigration caps, and welfare eligibility for undocumented immigrants. The piece reflects The Federalist&#8217;s skeptical, conservative perspective on media coverage of immigration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dhsgov\/54419956854\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Dufour\/DHS\/Flickr<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/23\/illegal-aliens-will-say-and-do-anything-to-stay-in-america-we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-to-tell-us-that\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Illegal%20Aliens%20Will%20Say%20And%20Do%20Anything%20To%20Stay%20In%20America.%20We%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Need%20A%2060%20Minutes%20Sob%20Story%20To%20Tell%20Us%20That&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/23\/illegal-aliens-will-say-and-do-anything-to-stay-in-america-we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-to-tell-us-that\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Illegal%20Aliens%20Will%20Say%20And%20Do%20Anything%20To%20Stay%20In%20America.%20We%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Need%20A%2060%20Minutes%20Sob%20Story%20To%20Tell%20Us%20That&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/23\/illegal-aliens-will-say-and-do-anything-to-stay-in-america-we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-to-tell-us-that\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/23\/illegal-aliens-will-say-and-do-anything-to-stay-in-america-we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-to-tell-us-that\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Illegal%20Aliens%20Will%20Say%20And%20Do%20Anything%20To%20Stay%20In%20America.%20We%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Need%20A%2060%20Minutes%20Sob%20Story%20To%20Tell%20Us%20That&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/23\/illegal-aliens-will-say-and-do-anything-to-stay-in-america-we-dont-need-a-60-minutes-sob-story-to-tell-us-that\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The public has at least for now been deprived of yet more sob stories from illegal aliens desperate to stay in the United States. How will we ever recover? <\/p>\n<p>An insubordinate content creator at CBS&rsquo;s<em> 60 Minutes<\/em> is throwing a public fit because a video segment of hers was apparently spiked at the last minute by her boss, Bari Weiss. The content creator, Sharyn Alfonsi, sent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/liamjscott\/status\/2002942175387283476?s=46&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a testy letter<\/a> to her colleagues complaining that Weiss yanked the segment on illegals who were deported to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/28\/washington-post-writer-shares-deep-compassion-for-deported-shirtless-gang-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that prison in El Salvador<\/a>. &ldquo;Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices,&rdquo; she wrote in the letter, which was then conveniently shared with a New York Times reporter. &ldquo;It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now &mdash; after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1728922680\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Weiss released her own statement to say the segment would eventually air at some later date and suggested that it currently lacked &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/60-minutes-journalist-revolts-after-new-cbs-leadership-yanks-pro-illegal-alien-segment\/\" title=\"&#039;...&#039; Journalist Revolts After New CBS Leadership Yanks Pro-Illegal Alien ...\">sufficient context&#038;rdquo<\/a>; or was &ldquo;missing critical voices.&rdquo; Citing anonymous sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/21\/business\/60-minutes-trump-bari-weiss.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Times said<\/a> Weiss took issue with Alfonsi&rsquo;s calling illegal immigrants &ldquo;migrants&rdquo; and also said that a high-ranking Trump administration official should be interviewed for the piece.<\/p>\n<p>All of this for what is destined to be an exceedingly unoriginal TV story. Without having seen it, here&rsquo;s what the segment will entail: several foreigners, who are all but certain to have immigration lawyers actively trying to re-import them to the U.S., and who swear that they were tortured as a result of President Trump removing them from the country.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is new. The New York Times itself ran this story more than a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;You Are All Terrorists&rsquo;: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison,&rdquo; read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/08\/world\/americas\/el-salvador-prison-migrants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov. 8<\/a> headline. And then four weeks later, the Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/08\/podcasts\/the-daily\/el-salvador-prison-deportations-venezuela.html?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adapted<\/a> that story for its <em>The Daily<\/em> podcast. (&ldquo;Trump Sent Them to a Notorious Prison. Torture Followed.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>We get it. People who risk everything to get this country really want to stay. They don&rsquo;t like being told to go home, let alone being forced to go somewhere else that isn&rsquo;t home. You&rsquo;d hope no one is abused in the process, but 1) they broke the law by being here, and 2) they were told to leave and they didn&rsquo;t. That&rsquo;s not to mention that the administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-records-show-about-migrants-sent-to-salvadoran-prison-60-minutes-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claims<\/a> every alien deported to that prison is a gang affiliate or a known violent criminal or both.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, armies of attorneys exist in America to either prevent a single alien from being deported or to fight for their return if they are. Our dying media like <em>60 Minutes<\/em> then dutifully repeat their graphic claims as if they must be true and unaccompanied by the very obvious motives these people have in alleging mistreatment.<\/p>\n<p>If CBS really wanted to show us something new on immigration, the outlet would interview every Democrat leader and get a specific answer to just three questions: 1) Can you name a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-biden-proposal-could-turn-illegal-alien-families-into-millionaires\/\" title=\"Analysis: Biden Proposal Could Turn Illegal Alien Families into Millionaires\">single illegal alien<\/a> you would deport immediately? 2) What should be the limit on how many foreigners we allow into the country each year? 3) Should it be a deportable offense for illegal aliens to be found to have received any form of welfare in the form of subsidized housing, health care, and food assistance?<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a story <em>60 Minutes<\/em> should rush to air.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/60-minutes\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">60 Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/bari-weiss\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Bari Weiss<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/border\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Border<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cbs\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">CBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cecot-prison\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Cecot Prison<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/el-salvador\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">El Salvador<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/new-york-times\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/sharyn-alfonsi\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Sharyn Alfonsi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public spared more migrant sob stories &#8211; 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