White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller demanded CBS News fire “60 Minutes” producers after a segment on deported Venezuelan migrants was delayed, claiming staff staged a “revolt” against network leadership. The segment, titled “Inside CECOT,” focused on Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador’s CECOT megaprison but was postponed hours before its scheduled Sunday airing due to insufficient reporting.
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss defended the decision, stating the piece lacked sufficient context and critical voices such as senior Trump administration officials. “Holding stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context or are missing critical voices — happens every day in every newsroom. I look forward to airing this important piece when it’s ready,” Weiss said in a statement.
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons countered, asserting the segment misrepresented deportations and ignored key facts. “We don’t just randomly pick people to send to another country or prison,” Lyons stated. “These were individuals who were known or suspected gang members, had committed crimes in the U.S., or were in the country illegally.”
Although CBS blocked the segment from airing domestically, it aired in Canada and gained widespread online circulation.
