Tom Homan says he wears criticisms like ‘a badge of honor’
Tom Homan, the former Acting Director of ICE, expressed that he takes pride in criticisms directed at him by Democratic mayors from sanctuary cities, describing them as a ”badge of honor.” During a recent House Oversight Committee hearing, mayors such as Eric Adams from New York City and Michelle Wu from Boston confronted Homan about his comments regarding crime and immigration enforcement. Homan asserted that their opposition stems from political differences rather than genuine concerns for public safety. He emphasized the necessity of enforcing immigration laws to protect lives, countering the notion that law enforcement is at fault when dealing wiht illegal immigrants involved in serious crimes. Homan’s remarks followed a report of ICE arrests in Massachusetts, where individuals charged with crimes including child rape were detained despite local law enforcement releasing them. He criticized jurisdictions for not keeping criminal immigrants in custody, which complicates law enforcement efforts.
Tom Homan says he wears criticisms from Democrat mayors like ‘a badge of honor’
Border czar Tom Homan claimed he is “loving” the criticisms from the Democratic mayors of sanctuary cities.
Homan was mentioned during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing as lawmakers questioned mayors, including New York City’s Eric Adams, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. Wu, in particular, said, “Shame on” Homan for allegedly lying about the safety of her city when he commemorates the arrests of criminal illegal migrants.
“President Trump’s saving lives, and they can’t stand it because it’s a political difference, it’s not a realistic difference. It’s about saving lives,” Homan said on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle. “Why is law enforcement all the sudden, Tom Homan, we are the bad guys when we enforce law. But the ones who break the law, the ones who rape children, they’re the victims? Give me a break. I will wear this as a badge of honor. If I get to live in their heads rent-free every day, that’s kind of cool. I’m loving it. And I’m coming.”
Boston Immigrations Customs Enforcement has arrested two illegal immigrants from Haiti and Guatemala for charges that included child rape, child pornography possession, and indecent assault on someone 14 years or older. Both remain in ICE custody after the Massachusetts law enforcement opted to release them after charging them with the crimes.
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Homan explained that if these jurisdictions simply kept criminals under detention, it would be a simpler process for ICE officers to arrest only the criminal illegal immigrants. Instead, as these criminals are within the public, officers are often arresting the non-criminal immigrants with them over their legal status.
As of February, there have been just over 8,300 encounters with migrants at the southwest border since the start of the year. This follows three years that saw upwards of 150,000 attempting to cross. This stark decline happened during the first two days of the second Trump administration when only 766 apprehensions were reported on the southwest border. Previously, there were as many as 10,000 a day under the Biden administration.
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