Norah O’Donnell Husband’s Restaurant Hit by Shock Trump ICE Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several restaurants in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday (May 6), including one owned by CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell‘s husband.
According to a report from FOX5, Chef Geoff’s, a small chain restaurant founded by O’Donnell’s husband, Geoff Tracy, was one of multiple eateries targeted by ICE agents on Tuesday as part of President Donald Trump‘s continued crackdown on illegal immigration.
The raid is said to have taken place at around 10:30 am on Tuesday, with almost a dozen ICE and law enforcement officials appearing at Chef Geoff’s asking to see workers’ I-9 forms — the employment verification record that notes whether a person is legally allowed to work in the US.
Agents spent about 90 minutes asking to see the documentation. Nobody was taken into custody.
The raids continued across town, including at Millie’s, which was just opening for lunch when nine ICE agents turned up asking to see workers’ I-9 forms. According to The Washingtonian, ICE agents also visited Pupatella and Chang Chang in Dupont Circle and Ghostburger in Shaw.
“They all came in all of the public entrances at the same time,” Bo Blair, owner of Millie’s, told The Washingtonian. “We were under the impression that they were focusing on trying to find criminals… And this is just a whole new level of harassment to our hard-working, law-abiding employees.”
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These latest raids come after a CBS investigation found that hundreds of people who have been deported as part of Trump’s illegal migrant crackdown have no criminal history. The Trump administration has repeatedly assured the public that ICE raids and deportations are meant to target violent criminals.
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O’Donnell has not commented on the raid on her husband’s restaurant as of Wednesday morning (May 7). The veteran reporter is currently in Rome, covering the selection of the next Pope. O’Donnell previously served as co-anchor of CBS This Morning from 2012 to 2019 before becoming anchor of CBS Evening News.
She stepped down from CBS Evening News in January 2025; O’Donnell now serves as a senior correspondent for CBS News.
O’Donnell and Tracy tied the knot in 2001 and share three children together.
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A few years back I had a metal building erected for a shop by some Legal Immigrants. On their break we got into a conversation about Illegal Immigrants. Let me tell you Legal Immigrants despise and dislike Illegal Immigrants being here much more than the typical American citizen !! They were telling me that the Illegals will undercut them on jobs by offering much cheaper prices BUT their work is far less Quality. They told me that Illegals want half the $$ up front and Many times once they got the $$ they drive off and just leave the job undone !! Said it gives Them the Legal Immigrants a bad name. Also they don’t like the Illegals in their neighborhoods said they drink to much and are violent. I ask them how wide spread this was and they said Allot !! Let me tell you Legal Immigrants LOVE this country as much if not More than typical American citizens !! This wasn’t the first or last conversation I’ve had with Legal Immigrants on this issue. They To see the danger of people being Allowed as Joe did to enter the country on an Illegal basis. But again it’s ALL about the Lib Dems turning Illegal Immigrants into Voters. Lib Dems talk about Due Process but Lib Dems pick and choose only which laws Benefit Them to obey. Their goal is utter Power over our society so that they can perpetrate their perverted ideologies on the country. Like a MAN is a Woman. And abortion at any term. And indoctrinating our kids with CRT, DEI and transgender ideology. These are their Real agendas
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The “controversy” isn’t that at all. It’s Very simple. Liberal Dems intend to turn Illegal Immigrants into VOTERS just as quick as they can possibly get away with it. Then there will never be a Fair and Balanced Election in this country again. They’re always screaming and cursing about President Trump being a dictator and he’s trying to take away democracy and blah, blah. But Biden Allowed 20 Million Plus Illegal Immigrants into this country claiming he was “Powerless” to stop it and Congress MUST act. That’s the known amount we don’t know how many got by undetected. Many Blue States are giving Illegal Immigrants Drivers Licenses which is a direct step toward Voting. And that’s Why these Lib Judges are fighting Trump so hard. Do you notice in the comments here how Libs drop the word Illegal and just say Immigrant ? They want to make Legal Immigrants think we have a problem with them Which We Don’t. In order to create Fear which is one of their favorite tools. Libs Don’t Care how many Victims have suffered from Illegal Immigrants !! Look at Garcia how they paint him as a Wonderful Father and Great Maryland Citizen and Good Constituent. But the more info. that’s come out him the more they have distanced their selves from that. Now it’s just his Due Process ( which he Already had). They won’t care UNLESS One of these Thugs harms THEM or Their family and friends. But it’s perfectly OK if these Thugs harm YOU or Your family and friends. They’ll say he’s just misunderstood.
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LOL, NO criminal record, pfftt, they are here illegally, that is a CRIME. All illegals MUST BE DEPORTED.All you lefties love you some illegals, murderers rapists, sex slaves
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Opposite of what Trump promised in campaign. People agreed to deporting criminals, which we have always done, but not this. You can say they’re illegal all you, but it’s not technically true, and people will look at his promises and his actions when the vote midterms and in four years. He could be screwing up republican chances to win in the future by going against campaign promises. It reflects badly on all republicans.
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Typical Liberal Liar. President Trump has said they would target Criminal Illegal Immigrants FIRST he has Never said they wouldn’t arrest non-crminal Illegals. And I love the part about technically blah, blah. If you come into our country Illegally there’s no “technical” to it your simply here ILLEGALLY. President Trump is keeping his promises. And it’s Very easy to tell you’re not a Republican. How about all the Many non-criminal Illegal Immigrants that have killed people and/or maimed them while DUI ? Those people sure love alcohol and apparently in much excess. Every time you turn around you read or hear one has killed someone while drunk. Legal Immigrants went through all the process including fees they are Welcome. People Sneaking into our country are not. It’s that simple and it’s the law.
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When are they going to raid Mar-A-Lago??? Is Melania naturalized yet? If not, I have read about several foreign immigrants like her who had legal papers, but were not naturalized, and were deported. There’s no fairness in the system—only hypocracy.
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Yeah Melania was naturalized 20 years ago
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So raiding Mar-A-Largo would be in your Christian interests ? Would be a “ compassionate” thing to do ? They already Did raid it under the Lawfare of Joe Biden !! And went through Melania’s intimate apparel. Looking for classified material while JOE had box after box stacked up in his garage by his Vette. Your HATE is Really showing badly. You might want to do a compassion check.
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They already did and it was again illegal just like everything else they did to Trump.
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Exactly !!
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Eighty Lib Dem Hamas Supporting Thugs arrested at Columbia University yesterday. Hope they throw the book at them. But a Lib Dem Judge will probably charge them $25 bond, tell them Good Job, and by all means go back out and create so more chaos and destruction I’m so proud of you !! This is where Lib Dems want to take our country. Lib Dems = Crime is Good but Law and order is Bad. Criminals are Good people, Victims of Crime are Bad people. I know sounds insane. But just look at what they’re Doing. Filter out all the rhetoric and See what they DO !! Defending Illegal Immigrant Gang Members tooth and nail !! Same with Hamas Supporters who create chaos and destruction the Lib Dems say Oh it’s Just Free Speech. And Lib Dem DAs letting criminals that have been arrested 3,4, 5 times and have a record like a phone book back on the streets with a $100 bail !! And you Never heat them utter a peep about Any compassion or care for the Victims !! In fact by the expressions on their faces when asked they seem to Hate the Victims !! THIS is the America Lib Dems want !! If they get full control I guess we better get used to calling each other Comrade !!
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Sanctuary Cities and States for Illegal Immigrants. Where was the Sanctuary for the Many Victims of these Illegals and Yes it is indeed Many Not the one or two that Lib Dems try to paint. Murdered, Raped, Assaulted, Killed by DUI and Property Destruction perpetrated by people that aren’t even supposed to be here !! Now the Libs will quickly run to their little stat sheets and boldly proclaim Less people suffer those things from Illegals than Legal American citizens !! Then think they have a Gotcha moment !! And Zoom the Real Point went right over their warped heads !! Of Course more of those things happen from legal American citizens as for the moment legal American citizens significantly out number Illegals. BUT 20 Million Plus entered this country under Biden !! That’s the Known ones. We don’t know how many Got Aways there were !! And the Primary Point of All is Their Not Supposed To Be Here !! They entered our country on an Illegal Basis. So if even One commits a crime and was not sent back to where they come from that’s a crime that could have been avoided at least at the hands of an Illegal Immigrant anyway !! That’s the point. So if Lib Dems give these people Sanctuary for breaking our laws how come No sanctuary for Legal American citizens breaking the law ? I asked that question just to show how utterly Ridiculous and Hypocritical Lib Dems are !! Yet they froth at the mouth and babble about obeying the Constitution, and Rule Of Law. And destroying Democracy,Hypocrites
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If you are here Legally you have Nothing to fear or worry about. If you are here Illegally yeah you might need to be worried. But you should have thought about that before YOU CHOSE to enter another country Illegally. At least here in the U.S. you don’t get Shot trying to enter Illegally there are quite a few countries where you Would. If you are here Illegally you’re in the Wrong it’s just that simple. You don’t have Rights over and beyond all the countless Legal Immigrants that did it the Right way. They to had a Choice, they decided to do it the Right way, you decided to do it the Wrong. We All have choices in life and we have to live with the decisions we make right or wrong. That’s Life. Don’t be Mad at the U.S. for enforcing its sovereign laws. Go back home follow the process and come back Legally if you really want to be here. Legally you will be Welcome. Illegally No and it doesn’t matter what Lib Dems scream about it. As the Lib Dems have said countless times ( When it benefitted them) Nobody is above the law.
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Biden will be licking an ice cream cone in a nursing home some where while Illegal Immigrants Destroy this country. The Lib Dems simply DON’T CARE. All they care about is these people can potentially cast ballots in Elections for Then. That’s All Lib Dems are concerned about. Once Lib Dems dominate every part of our govt. we Rapidly become Worse than Venezuela !! And in a Very short period of time. These people could care less about America ( Lib Dems) !! Look how Offended they got at President Trump dubbing it the Gulf Of America !! They get Offended every time President Trump puts America FIRST as a good American President should. Why ? Because they are Anti-American. Why would any True American fight so hard for ILLEGAL Immigrant Gangsters ? Because they want Power !! They don’t care about You a Legal American Citizen or Legal Immigrants. They want to Dominate every segment of our society. And Woe be it to anyone who steps out of line or try’s to stand against them. These people are vicious and dirty. They’ll do whatever it takes for Power. Gotta stand against them. Or we’ll lose our country and Freedom !!
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Orange crud over stepping
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Who carries legal residency papers around with them? I know I don't. When I'm at work I don't even have instant access to my driver's license. How were these agents dressed? Did they show ID? Did they have 'probable cause' to be there, or are they just walking into random places of business? (And by that I mean places of business that are likely to have people with non-WASP-y names.) ICE is out of control, and agents are likely to find themselves in a bad situation some day.
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I cannot believe that you don't carry your ID card when you go out or at work. As far as the form they were asking employers for they should have them on file for easy access. You people are so righteous total disregard for what is happening due to biden and all the democrats allowing all of the illegals to enter our country. I suggest each and everyone of you invite them to live in your home 🏡 so that we the taxpayers can stop paying for them. Or you could send them to Martha's vineyard were they but them on busses and kicked them out. You are a joke
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Get a grip. Most of what you just said is lies you are being told by the right wing press, and Trump. Biden had deported more criminals by this time than Trump did. They actually aren’t that many criminal immigrants, which is why he is deporting law abiding people who have agreements to stay here as long as they check in. He wants to show gullible people like you the high numbers he’s deported, and it’s just lies that they are criminals. There have also had so many studies showing that immigrants contribute to our economy more than they take out. Find conservative republican economists, not right wing fruitcakes, to study and you will see what I’m saying. Conservative republicans know all this, but people like you are used by Trump and others to whip you into a frenzy so you’ll vote for them. I don’t know if you’re a Christian, but I am, and I think your hatred and demonizing of immigrants and Biden and democrats is very unchristian. Please take a look at reality, and do research of serious conservative people who are not looking for your vote. Your world views will change, your God given compassion will come back and you will sound much happier than you do right now.
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And You need to go back and read the Bible where it Instructs us to render ourselves obedient to the government not as unto men but as unto the Lord. And I like how you dropped the word Illegal and just said Immigrant. No one has problems with Legal Immigrants it’s the Illegal ones that are the problem. So perhaps you need to remove the beam from your own eye before you tell your sister or brother about the speck in their eye. The Lord doesn’t tell us Anywhere in the Bible to condone breaking the civil laws. In fact he says Render unto Caesar what is his and render unto the Lord what is His. Please Stop trying to use Scripture to justify people Knowingly Sneaking into our country thus breaking the civil law. You do Christianity and the Bible a grave disservice by doing that. And I like how in one breath you tout being a Christian then in the next insult and name call Repeatedly. Look we’re not nearly as stupid as You try to paint us. We Know why Biden let 20 Million Plus Illegals in that’s the Known we don’t know how many Unknown. We know that Yall intend to make Illegals into Voters as quick as possible. That’s Why many Blue States are giving Illegals Drivers Licenses as that’s a direct step to Voting. You plan to make elections unfair for the rest of history. But Trump is fighting you and we’re gonna support him. Your not gonna take our Freedom without a fight. Legal Immigrants are just fine and welcome. Illegals are not. And that’s the current Law.
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Unless a woman sits at a desk all day (which I do not), she can't usually wear or carry her purse around with her at her job.
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Did they show their ID ??!!?? Lol !! But there You are talking about not having ID. I can’t speak for All states though I’m fairly sure it’s universal if your an adult out in public your Supposed to have some sort of ID. It’s the Law in my state and again I’m reasonably sure it’s the law in most states if not All states. And that last sentence sounded allot like a threat to me. They are doing their Very Dangerous job. We Know that Lib Dems care Much More about Illegal Immigrants than Legal American Citizens, Lib Dems have made that abundantly clear. And I hope the midterm elections will fall on Lib Dems because of it to.
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We care about the Constitution and rights we're afforded because of it. That little thing called "due process?" Whether you're here on an expired visa, you got arrested in an illegal kidnapping sweep such as what's happening to the so-called "illegals" the regime shipped off (also illegally) to El Salvador, or you were born an American in Smallville, USA in 1984, you MUST be given your due process rights and the time to put them to use if you so choose. In the Constitution we ALL are guaranteed these rights. Even the so-called "illegals."
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They were given their due process when they were arrested. And they’re not “ so called” Illegals. They entered the country Illegally so they ARE Illegal. You love them so much how about take say five of them Home with You and be totally responsible for them. And get all your Lib friends to do the same. Problem solved. So Mr. Lawyer. Please tell me about Laken Riley’s rights ? She had the right to be Raped and Murdered by what YOU call a “so called” Illegal Immigrant ? So Dying was Her due process right ? You people are so warped and sick. That beautiful young lady aspired to be a Nurse. To help people. But her young life was snuffed out by a Thug that wasn’t even supposed to be in this country. I’ve Never heard not even One Liberal Dem offer even condolences to the Victims of these Thugs less alone so vehemently and with such Zeal defend the AMERICAN Victims like You and your cronies defend these ILLEGAL Immigrants who violated our borders. You want them as Voters so you can dominate elections that’s All you want them for. And they undermine Legal Immigrants living here I Know that for a fact !! We’re gonna fight ( nonviolently) for our Freedom bank on it !! Violence is the Lib Dem way.
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Your state does not have a law requiring people to carry ID at all times because no state does.
Most only require ID to be carried while driving, and I'm sure you'll recognize that a DL doesn't necessarily prove citizenship in all states.
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You don’t even know what state I live in so how can You make such a bold statement ? Have you studied All laws for All states ? I doubt it. And a computer check of DL or official ID will tell authorities all the info. they need.
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"if your an adult out in public your Supposed to have some sort of ID." Misspellings and random capitalization aside, I'm pretty sure NO STATE requires people "out in public" to have ID. And these people in the article were not "in public," they were in a private place of business.
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Excuse me I wasn’t aware that you were the Grammar and Spelling Police !! Ever heard of typo ? Oh forgot you’re perfect. But Yes you Are required to have some type of ID available here in my state. It’s Not only to arrest someone it’s for identity for emergency health care and family contact. My state offers a State ID card in addition To or in lieu of people not able to get a Drivers License. I have Both. Still the main point is in these modern times there’s no excuse for someone not to have some sort of ID that they can access. If not on their immediate person it should be in their vehicle or desk drawer or locker etc. But Even excluding that the Employer should have appropriate info on their employees. You’re not supposed to be just totally anonymous in This country. That’s for Banana Republics like Lib Dems are trying to turn This country into !! Legal Citizens who Obey the law have Nothing to hide and Nothing to fear from authorities.
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I'd like to know if these agents had 'probable cause' to search these businesses, or are they just walking into random places of business? (Like restaurants or hotels, which tend to have a lot of employees with foreign-sounding names?)
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So call them and ask.
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