VINCE Podcast: ICE Continues To Operate In Hot Water | Episode 202

Host: Vince Coglianese
Date: January 13, 2026

Overview

In this episode of the VINCE podcast, Vince Coglianese delivers a high-energy, unfiltered take on ongoing national debates surrounding immigration enforcement. The primary focus is on the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota and other “sanctuary” jurisdictions, where they face both political resistance and hostility from activist groups and local officials. Vince explores the recent surge of ICE activity, the types of criminal aliens being apprehended, retaliatory threats against politicians who support ICE, and the broader political implications—including new Trump administration policies targeting Somali migrants and reactions from left-leaning public figures. Special guest Matt Van Swell joins the program to discuss the chaos surrounding immigration law enforcement, local corruption, and defiance of federal directives.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Breaking News: Trump's Message to Minnesota & ICE’s Ongoing Efforts

• [08:24] Vince cites Donald Trump’s Truth Social post addressing Minnesota, lamenting how criminal aliens—including convicted murderers, rapists, and escapees—remain at large due to lax immigration policies.
  • Trump asserts: “All the patriots of ICE want to do is remove them from your neighborhood and send them back… The day of reckoning and retribution is coming.”
  • Vince’s take: The public should be grateful for ICE’s law enforcement surges, but points out a lack of recognition and “media blackout.”
• Notable Quote:
  • “Minnesota should be throwing ticker tape parades for the men and women of law enforcement who are doing this long overdue job.” — Vince [15:23]

2. ICE Arrests: Details of Criminal Aliens in Minnesota

• [11:45] Vince reads, case by case, a list of egregious offenders apprehended by ICE—most with long-standing deportation orders.
  • Crimes include child rape, sodomy, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and multiple homicides.
  • The list features individuals from Laos, Somalia, Sudan, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, and Burma, many with convictions dating back decades.
• [18:50] Vince’s outrage at Democrats who “protect” these individuals and obstruct enforcement.
• Notable Quote:
  • “How do you have people with final deportation orders, homicidal rapists who’ve been in the country since the Clinton administration... and nobody’s gotten them out yet?” — Vince [17:33]

3. Somali TPS (Temporary Protected Status) Revoked

• [21:28] Trump administration announces the end of TPS for Somalis—those covered must leave the U.S. by March 17 (“St. Patrick’s Day”).
  • South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem: “Temporary means temporary... Conditions in Somalia have improved. No longer do they meet the law’s requirement for temporary protected status.”
  • Vince commends the policy, referencing widespread fraud investigations involving Somali communities, including a $20 billion fraud scandal.
• Notable Analysis:
  • Vince highlights media reports normalizing fraud as “cultural,” calling for assimilation or return:
    • “If that’s your culture, go back and embrace it in Somalia... you’re not doing it here. You’re just stealing from us.” [22:57]

4. Recent Attacks on Federal Law Enforcement Officers

• [25:02] Discussion of Venezuelan Trend Aragua gang’s violent attack on Border Patrol agents in Portland, including repeated vehicular assaults; ICE agent involved in Minneapolis shooting to protect himself.
• Pam Bondi (Acting AG): “This man, an illegal with ties to a foreign terrorist organization, should never have been in our country to begin with, and we will ensure he never walks free in America again.” [26:46]
• Vince mocks media portrayal of such criminal couples as “married” rather than criminally involved.

5. Left-Wing Local Governments and Obstruction of ICE

• [29:05] Seattle’s Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson affirms city as a sanctuary regardless of immigration status.
• Notable Quote:
  • Mayor Wilson: “Whatever the status of your immigration paperwork, this is your city.” [23:05]
  • Vince responds: “No, it’s not… This is the United States of America.” [23:23]
• Vince describes such attitudes as “cowardice and election rigging.” Points to apportionment of congressional seats based on population, regardless of citizenship.

6. Corrupt Law Enforcement: The Case of Charlotte, NC

• [30:29] Vince and guest Matt Van Swell discuss allegations that Mecklenburg County Sheriff McFadden threatened Democratic State Rep. Carla Cunningham with harm if she opposed sanctuary policies.
  • Sheriff suggested she could “get hurt” if she sided with ICE cooperation.
• Matt Van Swell on Local Corruption:
  • Cites the murder of Irina Zaruska by a repeat-offender illegal alien.
  • Exposes local news collusion: many “local reporters” are paid by immigration nonprofits, leading to biased, anti-ICE coverage ([34:35]).
  • Describes morale issues among law enforcement due to lack of support from leadership.
• Notable Quote:
  • “At that point, you’re a fake sheriff. You may as well be a stripper dressed up as a cop, because you’re not a real cop… you root for lawlessness.” — Vince [32:26]

7. Broader Defiance of Federal Law by Local Officials

• [37:01] Petition in play to remove Sheriff McFadden; similar defiance seen in Philadelphia, where Sheriff Rochelle Bilal openly attacks ICE and supports alleged ICE attackers.
  • Sheriff Bilal: “Law enforcement professionals—real ones, not the fake made-up ICE, probably Trump’s new army to attack citizens…” [42:07]
  • Tom Homan (fmr ICE chief):
    • “Her comments themselves speak largely to her intelligence… Why would a law enforcement official who took a sworn oath not want to work with ICE, who are taking public safety threats out of her jurisdiction?” [45:01]

8. Escalation: Left-Wing Activists Threaten Violence Against ICE

• [46:37] Vince plays a viral activist video calling for violence against ICE officers.
  • Memorable Quote (Activist, [46:46]): “We need to kill these people. There's just no alternative. [...] Let's be honest, we gotta get violent people.”
• Vince connects this “assassination culture” to survey data which shows significant numbers on the left would justify political assassinations or violence.
  • Vince: “ICE is undergoing an 1800% increase in assaults, [an] 8000% increase in death threats… The risks are very real.” [48:38]

9. Pam Bondi & Internal Trump Admin Strife

• [50:02] Wall Street Journal reports Trump’s dissatisfaction with AG Pam Bondi’s record on high-profile prosecutions, and that fraud investigations are now overseen from the White House—potentially sidelining Bondi.
  • Vince speculates on administrative drama and implications for future justice initiatives.

Notable Quotes & Moments (With Timestamps)

• “Minnesota should be throwing ticker tape parades for the men and women of law enforcement who are doing this long overdue job.”
  — Vince [15:23]

• “How do you have people with final deportation orders, homicidal rapists who’ve been in the country since the Clinton administration… and nobody’s gotten them out yet?”
  — Vince [17:33]

• “Temporary means there’s an end date, there’s a drop dead date, there’s a get the hell out date… and so the Trump administration has said, look, Somalia’s good enough. Go home.”
  — Vince [22:27]

• Mayor Katie Wilson (Seattle):
  “Whatever the status of your immigration paperwork, this is your city.” [23:05]

• Vince’s retort:
  “No, it’s not… This is the United States of America.” [23:23]

• Van Swell on the sheriff:
  “…akin to a Mafia boss saying, nice little story you’ve got there, it’d be a shame if anything happened to it.” [31:26]

• Sheriff Bilal (Philadelphia):
  “Law enforcement professionals, real ones, not the fake made-up ICE, probably Trump’s new army to attack citizens of the United States.” [42:07]

• Tom Homan (ICE):
  “Why a law enforcement official… would not want to work with ICE who are out there arresting the worst of the worst?” [45:01]

• Left-wing activist calls for violence:
  “We need to kill these people. There's just no alternative. I don’t care... We’ve got to get violent people.” — Activist [46:46]

Important Segment Timestamps

• Trump’s Minnesota ICE message: [08:24]
• Detailed ICE arrest rundown: [11:45 – 18:50]
• Somali TPS revocation: [21:28]
• Trend Aragua gang attacks: [25:02]
• Seattle mayor's statement: [23:05]
• Sheriff McFadden controversy (Charlotte, NC): [30:29]
• Interview with Matt Van Swell: [30:27 – 41:12]
• Philadelphia sheriff attacks ICE: [41:52]
• Tom Homan responds: [45:01]
• Viral activist advocates violence: [46:37]
• Pam Bondi and DOJ drama: [50:02]

Tone & Language

True to Vince’s style, the episode oscillates between outrage and sarcasm. He employs strong, sometimes inflammatory language to criticize political opponents and highlight what he views as widespread corruption, hypocrisy, and media malfeasance. The guest, Matt Van Swell, brings a similarly direct yet occasionally more measured perspective, especially when explaining North Carolina’s political dysfunction.

Summary

This episode of VINCE is a full-throated defense of ICE and aggressive immigration enforcement, paired with condemnation of local officials and activists who, in Vince’s view, endanger public safety through sanctuary policies and anti-ICE rhetoric. With a mix of detailed criminal case reporting, media criticism, guest analysis, and blistering commentary, Vince aims to inform and mobilize listeners who feel the national conversation underplays the threat posed by criminal aliens and lawless local officials. The episode closes with speculation about rifts within the Trump administration and reminders for listeners to stay tuned for further political analysis.

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