The Trump administration accused CBS of omitting information regarding fraud from a '60 Minutes' profile of a deported husband and father.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
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Multiple October 2026 reports say the Trump administration, through DHS and its general counsel James Percival, publicly slammed CBS's 60 Minutes profile of Moussa Diawara for leaving out an 'absurd bit of fraud' (his claim in an asylum application that he is gay).
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Supports. The Trump administration slammed CBS's 60 Minutes segment for failing to mention a key reason for the deportation, which DHS said was an 'absurd bit of fraud' in Diawara's asylum application, namely his claim that he is gay.[4]
Supports. The Washington Examiner reports the Trump administration disputed 60 Minutes' characterization of the Texas-area deportation case, with the administration saying Diawara was deported for an asylum claim based on being gay despite having a wife and two children.[5]
Supports. Yahoo's reprint of the New York Post says a DHS spokesperson told the Post that CBS had been informed of the claimed fraud before the segment aired, and that the profile made no mention of it.[6]
Supports. Coverage cites DHS General Counsel James Percival calling Diawara the show's 'poster child' for wrongful deportations and ICE describing the segment as a 'sob story' that hides widespread fraud, consistent with the accusation of omission.[7][8]
Context. Earlier 2025 coverage of 60 Minutes pulling a CECOT prison story concerns a different segment and event, so it does not bear on this claim.[1][2][3]
Sources
8 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 4 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2'60 Minutes' report on Salvadoran prison pops up online after being pulled by CBSreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3CBS pulled report on Salvadoran prison CECOT because it was a ...snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Trump admin slams CBS for leaving out 'absurd bit of fraud ...aol.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump admin goes after 60 Minutes for deportation case framingwashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6'60 Minutes' Slammed for Knowingly Airing Story on Man ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Intentional dishonesty is a CBS specialty.commonsensewonder.blogspot.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Deported Malian Moussa Diawara Claimed Homosexuality in Asylum Application While Portrayed as Family Manus.headtopics.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
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