{"id":8090047,"date":"2026-10-02T18:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/?p=8090047"},"modified":"2026-10-02T18:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:22:12","slug":"rachel-maddow-on-trump-admin-moving-in-the-shadows-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/media-platforms\/politics\/rachel-maddow-on-trump-admin-moving-in-the-shadows-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Maddow Says Trump Admin Moving in the Shadows Is Scarier Than Earlier Term Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Maddow warned that the Trump administration moving quietly on immigration policies is a new tactic to distract the American people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an appearance on &#8220;Clock It with Symone and Eugene,&#8221; the MS NOW host warned that the quiet behavior may be more dangerous than the loud attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They&#8217;re learning, too,&#8221; Maddow said. &#8220;They realized that when they make a big show of force, when they come in and almost literally mount a military assault on an American city, you can count on that city to fight back.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maddow said that she had reported on her show that when immigration directly affects Americans at home they do not go quietly. 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