Tom Homan, the White House border czar, went on the record this week to cut through the lies and hysteria being peddled about ICE. On The Will Cain Show he made a simple, legal point: ICE does not go around arresting American citizens as a matter of policy — those are false accusations meant to inflame and distract.
Homan walked listeners through the basic legal standards that govern federal immigration enforcement, reminding everyone that brief detainment can occur on reasonable suspicion while an actual arrest requires probable cause. That distinction matters — it separates sensible law-enforcement procedure from the sensationalist claims pushed by activists and some in the media.
He also addressed the specific Minneapolis incident that has been turned into a political cudgel, explaining that agents were conducting an operation aimed at two violent illegal aliens and that a naturalized citizen encountered during that sweep was detained briefly while identity was verified and later released. If you actually look at the facts instead of the outrage-chasing headlines, Homan’s account checks out.
Meanwhile, partisan politicians and protesters rush to amplify the most explosive-sounding version of events while ignoring why the operation happened in the first place: to take violent criminals off the streets. That reflex to side with those who obstruct law enforcement is a moral and practical failure — hardworking Americans expect their government to defend their safety, not excuse criminality.
It’s also worth remembering that ICE officers put themselves in harm’s way doing a thankless but necessary job; enforcement operations have become flashpoints, including recent violence during Minneapolis actions that underscore the risks agents face. The choice to vilify the people enforcing our laws rather than to back them up has consequences for public safety across the country.
Patriots should stand with Homan when he points out that the rule of law matters, and that enforcement must be carried out within legal constraints rather than through theater and grievance. We can demand accountability and proper procedure while also demanding that officials do not cower when the safety of American neighborhoods is at stake.
If conservatives want to win the argument on immigration, we need to keep the moral high ground: defend law enforcement, insist on facts over feeling, and reject the performative outrage that protects criminals and endangers citizens. Homan did the hard work of explaining the law on national TV — now it’s time for decent Americans to back common-sense enforcement that actually keeps our communities safe.
