‘Inspection’: ICE raids restaurant of mainstream media news anchor’s husband
Her status as a well-known media elite didn’t seem to help as CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell’s D.C. husband’s restaurant was raided by ICE agents Tuesday.
The Trump administration has been working to remove illegal aliens from the food industry, as the Washington Free Beacon reported.
“Restaurants in the DC, including Chef Geoff’s in Northwest and Millie’s in Spring Valley[,] were subject to I-9 audits by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, today, per ICE official and DHS official,” CBS News’s Nicole Sganga reported on X. “Restaurants were delivered ‘notices of inspection’ and asked to question employees about their work authorization.”
The restaurant, Chef Geoff’s, is owned by O’Donnell’s husband, chef Geoff Tracy. According to Fox 5 in D.C., no one was taken into custody as a result of the raid.
O’Donnell herself is not without controversy. She faced criticism last year for what critics said was her partisan moderation of the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.
Norah O’Donnell says, “Scientists say climate change makes these hurricanes larger, stronger, and more deadly because of the historic rainfall.”
No, this is a debatable point, and the increased temperatures that presumably would come from burning fossil fuels should lead to… pic.twitter.com/tfmYmYH2hX
— Tyler O’Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 2, 2024
The CBS anchor has also drawn backlash for her “toxic behavior” in the workplace, including frequent outbursts and reported berating of dressing-room stylists.
Earlier this year, O’Donnell delivered an emotional farewell as she signed off from her role on “CBS Evening News.” After five years as anchor and managing editor, O’Donnell stepped down amid significant organizational changes at the network.
President Trump has prioritized the crackdown on employers in so-called sanctuary cities.
During the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, ICE agents “arrested 66,463 illegal aliens and removed 65,682 aliens, including criminals who threaten public safety and national security,” the agency said in a press release last week.