Trump Deportation Forces Told To 'Dress For The Cameras' -- Wear 'Raid Jackets' To 'Generate Media Attention'

Source: MEDIAite

Jan 27th, 2025, 7:53 am


President Donald Trump’s immigration officials have been instructed to “dress for the cameras” according to sources who told CNN that every participant must wear “raid jackets” to maximize media attention on the mass deportation effort. Trump officials began the promised “mass deportations” last week starting with ostentatious deportation flights using military aircraft, and according to CNN correspondent Josh Campbell, they’re under orders to take maximum advantage of media coverage as a nationwide blitz begins. On Monday’s edition of CNN This Morning, anchor Kasie Hunt was first to reveal Campbell’s reporting, telling Spectrum News correspondent Kevin Frey that

KASIE HUNT: There’s reporting here at CNN this morning is that many of these officials conducting these raids have been told to basically dress for the cameras. Right? So here’s the reporting.

“Multiple federal agents assisting U.S. immigration officials with raids directed by the Trump administration have been told to ensure their clothing clearly depicts their respective agency in case they’re filmed by members of the media.”

“Sources tell CNN while it’s common safety practice for agents conducting arrests to wear insignia, clearly identifying themselves as law enforcement, even agents on the perimeter of operations conducted across the nation have been specifically instructed by their leadership to wear raid jackets to generate possible media attention, sources said.”. So how do you understand how this is different from what had previously been going on under the Biden administration?

KEVIN FREY: I mean, perhaps the clear cut case as to or the earliest example of kind of the playing to the camera aspect of all of this is when they utilized those military planes to try to send some of these migrants back to South America rather than just a regular civilian passenger sort of airline that are typically used.