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Border Czar Blames ICE Victims; Experts Decry Tactics

7/22/2026

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Border Czar Tom Homan said ICE shooting victims would have survived if they had complied.
UCLA professor Hiroshi Motomura said ICE uses vehicles and masks, making compliance hard.
Motomura noted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permits deadly force with belief of imminent danger.
Catholic Law professor emerita Stacy Brustin warned that lack of body-camera footage on July 15, 2026, hampers accountability.
NYU Law deputy director Josh Parker called Homan’s remarks abhorrent.

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Border Czar Tom Homan said ICE shooting victims would have survived if they had complied.
UCLA professor Hiroshi Motomura said ICE uses vehicles and masks, making compliance hard.
Motomura noted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permits deadly force with belief of imminent danger.
Catholic Law professor emerita Stacy Brustin warned that lack of body-camera footage on July 15, 2026, hampers accountability.
NYU Law deputy director Josh Parker called Homan’s remarks abhorrent.