"TEZLYN FIGARO: I just want to stop pretending like we just treat everybody so well, you know, in our prison system, including, you know, those who are American citizens. There's a documentary right now, you know, about the Alabama inmates, I'm sure you've seen on how they're being treated, you know, within our facilities. Let's stop acting like there's not something called the (CROSSTALK) KEVIN O'LEARY: You mean American citizens that break the law and go to prison? (CROSSTALK) FIGARO: Yes, American citizens."
"O'LEARY: You shouldn't break the law if you want to stay out of prison. FIGARO: due process and focused on people who get incarcerated before they're actually found guilty. Something called where people can't afford bail. (CROSSTALK) O'LEARY: So, you approve that if somebody murders and they shouldn't go to prison. FIGARO: No, I didn't say that. I didn't say nothing about no murder. Here you go again picking up (CROSSTALK) O'LEARY: H"
Abby Phillip intervened and told Kevin O'Leary, "We're getting derailed." The panel included Leigh McGowan, Kevin O'Leary, Tezlyn Figaro, Lydia Moynihan, and Elie Honig. The conversation began with detention tied to the deportation crackdown and shifted to due process rights of citizens and prison conditions. Tezlyn Figaro cited a documentary about Alabama inmates and raised concerns about pretrial incarceration and inability to afford bail. Kevin O'Leary repeatedly interrupted and argued that people who break the law should not expect leniency. Tensions escalated into raised voices, minor physical jostling, and warnings before the moderator stepped in.
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