Tom Homan tells Democrats ‘come get some’ over ICE investigation threats
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Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s “border czar,” pushed back after MS NOW host Jen Psaki said she should be held “accountable” by Congress.
Psaki made the remark during a segment with California Rep. Ro Khanna, when she asked if Democrats kept a list of officials they would investigate if they regained control of the House of Representatives. Among the names he trained were Homan and Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
“Is holding them accountable at the top of your priority list?” Psaki asked the question on “Briefing with Jen Psaki” on Friday.
Khanna responded “absolutely” and said House Democrats would make investigating people like Bovino and Homan a top priority.
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Tom Homan fired back at MS NOW’s Jen Psaki after she suggested congressional accountability and defiantly told critics to “come get some.” (Noam Galai/Getty Images; Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)
“Come get some,” Homan replied to “Saturday in America.”
Homan has repeatedly called on lawmakers to tone down anti-ICE rhetoric, arguing that enforcement makes officers more dangerous. He pushed back directly at Psaki and Khanna.
“We only enforce the laws that Congress passes. And it’s ridiculous for a member of Congress to say, ‘We’re going to investigate the officers who enforce the laws we write,'” he added.
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Many Democratic leaders have been outspoken critics of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, and some have called for disbanding ICE entirely. A bill to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was introduced in Congress this week.
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 14. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Homan warned that hostile political rhetoric worsens violence against officers and singled out Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
“The mayor and governor’s rhetoric encourages a small percentage of people who go beyond protesting and take criminal action,” he said.
Both Frey and Walz called for a suspension of immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota. The calls sparked weeks of protests across the city after Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent earlier this month.
Protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Minneapolis on January 8. (Mustafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Homan said of the demonstrations: “They feel they have the authority to intervene, to block ICE officers, to put their hands on ICE officers, to throw guns at ICE officers, to throw rocks and frozen water bottles. I have implored politicians to stop the hateful rhetoric.”
Department of Homeland Security On Jan. 8, ICE officers reported facing a more than 1,300% increase in reported assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicular assaults, and a more than 8,000% increase in death threats.
