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Border Czar Defends ICE Tactics Amid 8,000% Threat Surge

12/8/2025

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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, defended ICE tactics in a CNN interview, citing a rise in death threats against officers.
Homan said citizens may be briefly detained under 'reasonable suspicion' and that ICE is following the law.
DHS statistics show an 8,000% rise in threats against ICE officers, coinciding with Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, while Homan says the Supreme Court supports ICE's standards.

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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, defended ICE tactics in a CNN interview, citing a rise in death threats against officers.
Homan said citizens may be briefly detained under 'reasonable suspicion' and that ICE is following the law.
DHS statistics show an 8,000% rise in threats against ICE officers, coinciding with Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, while Homan says the Supreme Court supports ICE's standards.