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Tom Homan Defends ICE Tactics on CNN, Cites Surge in Death Threats and Attacks

05:16 PM, 12/08/2025
Tom Homan Defends ICE Tactics on CNN, Cites Surge in Death Threats and Attacks

Tom Homan, the White House border czar, told CNN that ICE agents face a sharp rise in threats, doxxing and physical attacks and defended aggressive enforcement tactics as officers protecting themselves. He said citizens can be briefly detained when agents have reasonable suspicion, and are typically released once citizenship is confirmed. Homan acknowledged that any officer who violates policy should be held accountable, and pointed to recent DHS statistics and a Supreme Court ruling cited in support of current interior enforcement operations.

White House border czar Tom Homan defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics during a CNN interview with Dana Bash, saying agents face daily death threats, doxxing and even physical attacks.

Bash asked Homan about a viral video in which a man who said he was a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by ICE officers in Florida. Homan said he was not familiar with every individual case but reiterated that agents may briefly detain and question people when they have reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed. He added that agents typically release a person once they are satisfied that the person is a U.S. citizen.

"Threats on ICE officers are up 1,200%. They're being doxxed on social media. They're getting death threats every day. They've been attacked. They've been shot at," Homan said, adding that officers are looking for "the worst of the worst" and are protecting themselves while following the law.

Homan acknowledged that misconduct should be punished: "If any ICE officer acts out of policy or does something inappropriate, they'll be held accountable," he said, while also noting he has not personally observed such systemic misconduct.

The Department of Homeland Security previously released statistics in October that were cited in media reports showing an 8,000% increase in reported death threats against ICE officers, a figure that has been referenced alongside Homan's 1,200% comment.

Homan's interview followed the launch of "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, an interior enforcement initiative aimed at cracking down on fraud and other crimes. Bash raised concerns that some detentions in Minneapolis targeted people who "look Somali," but Homan rejected the notion that appearance alone establishes reasonable suspicion. He said officers rely on multiple articulable facts and cited a recent Supreme Court decision that he said supported the administration's approach to interior enforcement.

Fox News Digital reached out to ICE for comment.

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