Tom Homan on ICE Operations, Sanctuary Cities, and Border Security

ICE Operations in Los Angeles

• 🎯 ICE operations in Los Angeles targeted businesses involved in money laundering, tax evasion, and customs fraud, seizing over $86 million in unclaimed imports and evading $17 million in taxes.
• 🚨 The operation was part of a larger investigation into money flowing to cartels in Mexico and Colombia.
• ⚠️ During the operation, 40 illegal aliens working with these businesses were arrested, along with individuals accused of serious crimes including rape, child sexual assault, murder, and domestic violence.

Political Rhetoric and Protests

• 🗣️ Tom Homan stated that political rhetoric labeling ICE agents as terrorists or racist has fueled protests against the operations.
• 🚫 He criticized the Mayor of Los Angeles and the Governor of California for not supporting ICE and for their inaction during the protests, which he described as "out of control" and causing the city to burn.
• 🇺🇸 President Trump's decision to send the National Guard is credited with saving property and lives during the unrest.

Accountability and Legal Boundaries

• ⚖️ Homan emphasized that no one is above the law, including politicians like Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom.
• 📢 He clarified that if politicians impede enforcement efforts, assault officers, or harbor illegal aliens, they would face prosecution.

Sanctuary Cities and Enforcement Strategy

• 🚧 Homan declared that ICE will not leave sanctuary cities and will continue to enforce immigration laws.
• 🏘️ He warned that sanctuary cities will experience more officers in communities and at workplaces because local jails refuse to hold arrested individuals.
• 🚀 The strategy is to "flood the zone" with ICE operations, including increased workplace enforcement, to apprehend illegal aliens.

Border Security and Funding Needs

• 📈 Homan highlighted the need for congressional funding to hire more ICE agents and acquire better technology to manage the estimated 20 million illegal aliens in the country with fewer than 5,000 deportation officers.
• 📜 He urged for the passage of a comprehensive border security bill to fulfill President Trump's promises to the American people.