The Jimmy Dore Show: Tim Dillon & Rogan RIP Into Out-Of-Control ICE Agents!

Date: January 16, 2026
Host: Jimmy Dore
Main Guests/Panelists: Kurt, Caleb Maupin, Keaton Weiss

Episode Overview

This episode takes sharp aim at the state of US immigration enforcement, accusing ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) of out-of-control behavior, low standards for agents, performative and cruel raids, and a failed PR offensive. The panel draws on commentary from prominent hosts Tim Dillon and Joe Rogan, explores corruption and incompetence in ICE’s hiring, and broadens its critique to US foreign policy, US media complicity in war propaganda, and the dynamics of protest vs. movement-building. The second half of the episode pivots to foreign intervention in Iran and Venezuela, highlighting media skepticism and grass-roots organizing as responses to US and Western imperialism.

Key Topics and Insights

1. ICE Raids: Performative, Cruel, and Incompetently Staffed

• Theatrical Law Enforcement:
  Jimmy Dore asserts that ICE raids are “performative and cruel,” deliberately staged for maximal media exposure rather than effectiveness.

  “They’re making these showy performative raids in cities... arrested a couple hundred people. And you know how many charges came from that? 0. Not one. Zero.” (Jimmy Dore, 01:40–02:38)

• Serving Political Interests, Not Justice:
  The panel frames ICE—as well as immigration crackdowns in general—as “chum to the hardcore MAGA supporters,” meant to distract from governmental failures on policy, spending, and foreign wars.

  “The only thing they have... ICE raids and they make it very visible as chum to his base.” (Jimmy Dore, 02:45)

• Dysfunctional and Questionable Recruitment:
  Drawing from Tim Dillon and a Slate exposé, they lampoon ICE's hiring as requiring “about the same requirements to join a biker gang with the exclusion of knowing how to ride a motorcycle.”

  “The people who are joining ICE are so shot... they couldn’t do like security at a mall.” (Jimmy Dore, 04:30)

Notable Quote

• “I don’t believe you should ever shoot someone in the face more than once. I’ve—no, seriously. I think it’s ridiculous...” (Jimmy Dore, 04:51)

Timestamps

• [00:03–03:39] – Introduction, ICE’s lost influencers and performative enforcement
• [04:23–08:06] – Discussion of who ICE recruits and how low the bar is

2. ICE Agency: Thin Vetting and Media Manipulation

• Insider Journalistic Experiment:
  Jimmy relates a Slate journalist’s “undercover” experience: ex-military, outspoken anti-Trump, she easily made it through ICE’s application process, got a “Welcome to ICE” letter, and exposed blank vetting and lack of serious screening.

  “ICE’s recruitment push is so sloppy... They are invited to submit information for review similar to any other applicant. Okay, I’ve never heard of a tentative selection letter.” (Jimmy Dore, 11:50)

• ICE's Defensive PR:
  After the exposé, ICE mounted a clumsy PR fight, including accusations the journalist lied—despite their own documentation of her onboarding.

  “ICE is so sloppy, not only in their hiring practices, but in their responding to people calling out their sloppy...” (Jimmy Dore, 13:25)

• Influencers and Astroturfing:
  The episode closes the ICE segment with allegations that ICE is literally paying influencers and seeding the online conversation in their favor.

  “Now that the part that ICE is literally paying influencers to post positive things about ICE. Oh cool. That’s a great use of funds.” (Jimmy Dore, 19:17)

Timestamps

• [08:06–14:00] – Slate exposé; disastrous ICE vetting; PR fallout

3. Militarized Immigration Enforcement and Civil Liberties

• Joe Rogan’s remarks are cited, expressing horror at militarized agents “snatching people up, many of which turn out to actually be US citizens.”

  “Are we really gonna be the Gestapo? Where’s the papers? Is that what we’ve come to? Yes, yes, that is what we’ve come to.” (Keaton Weiss/Jimmy Dore, 06:37–06:56)

• The conversation emphasizes the dangerous cycle of anonymity, lack of accountability, and the potential for abuse.

  “Allowing them to be anonymous creates a whole host of other problems where you could have people pretend to be them.” (Keaton Weiss, 07:25)

4. Media, Propaganda & Foreign Policy (Iran & Venezuela)

Iran Protests: CIA, Mossad, and Manufactured Consent

• Skepticism of Casualty Figures:
  The panel argues that “Western media is whitewashing deadly riots in Iran, relying on US government funded regime change NGOs,” with numbers (172, 500, 2000, up to 12,000) coming from sources funded by the CIA or Israeli government.

  “CNN was an adjunct of the CIA... they own the press, they own the media and they’re able to shovel data.” (Kurt, 39:19–41:29)

• Mossad/CIA Operations:
  Discussion highlights well-documented US and Israeli interference—information warfare, use of Starlink, Western funding of protest “cells,” all to destabilize Iran.

  “This war is stupid and it shouldn’t be fought. It’s a criminal war. But the American people... have proven themselves to be extraordinarily susceptible to propaganda.” (Kurt, 33:36)

• Patterns from Iraq, Libya, Ukraine:
  Dore and guests draw direct parallels to past propaganda efforts preceding US wars—WMDs, claims of mass rape, chemical attacks, and exaggerating atrocities.

Venezuela: War for Oil

• Antiwar Protests:
  Caleb Maupin shares street interviews from New York after the US attack and abduction of Maduro; the consensus is the US wants Venezuela’s oil, not democracy.

  “What do I think about Venezuela? The same thing I thought about Iraq, the same thing I thought about Libya... We will do whatever is necessary to get the oil and resources of another country and we say that it’s about democracy. That is so ridiculous.” (Jimmy Dore, 42:37)

• Exile Communities and Regime Change:
  Heated exchanges with Venezuelan exile supporters; panel critiques how such exiles are unrepresentative, often animated by revenge, not democracy.

  “You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Your own people are going to be the next Iraqi refugees... Shame on you, traitors to your country.” (Caleb, Jimmy, Kurt, 44:47–45:17)

Timestamps

• [19:23–39:05] – Debate on Iran media narratives and foreign intervention
• [41:29–45:30] – Venezuela, protester and exile perspectives

5. Protest, Movement-Building, and the Possibility of Change

• Beyond Protest – Building Alternatives:
  Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the African People’s Socialist Party is quoted, inspiring listeners to not just protest but “build the world that we want.”

  “Instead of only protesting the world as it is, we have to be involved in building the world that we want.” (Omali Yeshitela, 52:06)

• Community Power in Action:
  Segment highlights initiatives such as One Africa, One Nation farmers market, exemplifying real-world socialist organizing and tangible self-sufficiency.

  “There are people actually taking things into their own hands and building things and accomplishing things. And that kind of power begets more power.” (Keaton Weiss, 53:24)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I’ve always believed this ... I don’t believe you should ever shoot someone in the face more than once... I just think it’s ridiculous.”
  — Jimmy Dore, on law enforcement violence ([04:51])
• “You want to know how easy it is to get hired at ICE?... ICE has about the same requirements to join a biker gang, with the exclusion of knowing how to ride a motorcycle.”
  — Jimmy Dore ([08:06])
• “Are we really gonna be the Gestapo? Where's the papers? Is that what we've come to? Yes, yes, that is what we’ve come to, yes. Pretty quickly. Very, very quickly.”
  — Keaton Weiss & Jimmy Dore ([06:45])
• "CNN was an adjunct of the CIA... when the CIA needed to run a counter information operation, they brought CNN in to do their bidding."
  — Kurt ([39:19])
• "Your own people are going to be the next Iraqi refugees... Millions of your own people are going to die, and you’re cheering for the death of your own people."
  — Caleb Maupin confronting pro-intervention exiles ([44:47–45:21])
• “Instead of only protesting the world as it is, we have to be involved in building the world that we want.”
  — Chairman Omali Yeshitela ([52:13])

Section Timestamps

• 00:03–03:39 — ICE’s loss of influencer support, intro to ICE topic
• 03:39–08:06 — Tim Dillon and Joe Rogan on ICE; agent background lampooned
• 08:06–14:00 — Slate expose on ICE hiring; jaw-dropping ease of getting in
• 17:45–19:17 — ICE influencer spending & loss of right-wing media support
• 19:23–39:05 — Iran coverage, media disinformation, regime change context
• 41:29–45:34 — Venezuela intervention; protest and exile community conflict
• 52:06–57:53 — Chairman Omali Yeshitela on movement building and organizing

Takeaway Themes

• Systemic Rot in Immigration Enforcement:
  The hosts and guests paint ICE as woefully underqualified, performative, and a tool of partisan theater rather than law enforcement.

• Propaganda Pipeline:
  The episode offers a blistering critique of the US media’s role in manufacturing consent for war—citing direct state, CIA, Mossad, and influencer manipulation.

• Grassroots Power vs Performative Protest:
  The panel calls for moving beyond “just protest” toward building community alternatives, referencing tangible efforts like the African People’s Socialist Party.

Recommended for listeners skeptical of establishment news, seeking a deep-dive into immigration, war propaganda, and radical organizing, all delivered in The Jimmy Dore Show’s signature irreverent and combative style.