Illegals Portrayed as Innocent Victims on 'Matlock'

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Dawn Slusher
March 16th, 2026 9:57 PM

It’s obvious where Hollywood stands on illegal immigration as evidenced by celebrity rantings at the Grammys and Golden Globes and in shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and The Pitt which attempt to sway viewers with anti-ICE storylines. Now, CBS’s reboot of the beloved classic hit Matlock is inserting itself into Hollywood’s Liberal Virtue Signaling and Brainwashing Club™ with its own anti-ICE propaganda.

For context, as Hollywood demonizes ICE, real Americans are being victimized by the people ICE are trying to deport. Most recently, an illegal immigrant living in Virginia stabbed a 31-year-old mother to death at a bus stop after police warned prosecutors the crime was inevitable. The man had 30 prior arrests including rape and stabbings but many of the charges were dropped by the prosecution.

Shows like Matlock want us to believe, however, that ICE is the villain and illegals are just innocent victims. In Season 2’s episode “Collateral,” viewers are introduced to Jack, a hardworking, sympathetic father and husband who is suddenly detained in front of his family by ICE while showing his kids “the legal system in action” on their day off from school