Border czar Tom Homan clashes with CBS interviewer over migrant deaths, asks for Biden-era data
Border Czar Tom Homan challenged CBS over a "loaded question" about ICE detention deaths, arguing the agency has the highest standards in the industry.
TL;DR
- Tom Homan, identified as a border czar, accused a CBS journalist of asking a "loaded question" regarding migrant deaths in ICE custody.
- The CBS journalist presented data suggesting 2026 could set a record for migrant deaths in ICE custody under the Biden administration.
- Homan challenged the journalist to provide the number of deaths during the Biden administration, which the journalist admitted they did not have.
- Homan asserted that ICE detention centers maintain the highest industry standards and provide excellent medical care, with death rates among the lowest compared to state and federal prisons.
- He explained that increased detainee numbers, which have doubled, lead to more deaths, and noted ICE doctors often treat serious medical issues unknown to detainees.
- A former Trump administration official criticized the journalist's approach as "gotcha questions" lacking backup data and aimed at manufacturing sound bites.