AM Show Hr 1 | Houston Votes, ICE Holds, and the Cost of Bad Policy

The Michael Berry Show kicks off with a fiery critique of federal overreach, highlighting the staggering number of U.S. federal agencies and calling for drastic reduction. The episode pivots sharply to local politics in Houston, condemning the city council’s decision to end cooperation with ICE, which the Houston Police Officers Union President Doug Griffith calls a dangerous move that undermines public safety. He explains how officers are now forced to release individuals with active ICE detainers—often violent criminals—due to a new city policy, creating a direct risk to communities. The host underscores the real-world consequences with a chilling case from Fort Myers, Florida, where a Haitian national with temporary protected status murdered a gas station clerk. The segment escalates into a broader cultural and political indictment, questioning the wisdom of open-border policies, the failure of assimilation, and the rise of credentialism in professions like psychology and social work. The episode concludes with a scathing analysis of the declining value of college degrees, especially graduate ones, arguing that for many fields, the financial and emotional cost far outweighs the return, calling into question the entire higher education model.