Tom Homan fires back at Florida Democrat over 'ridiculous' ICE racial profiling claim
Tom Homan calls himself an "equal opportunity deporter" while rejecting Angie Nixon's claims that ICE agents racially profile Black Americans.
TL;DR
- Tom Homan, a border czar, rejected claims by Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon that ICE agents racially profile Black Americans, calling the accusation "ridiculous."
- Homan described himself as an "equal opportunity deporter" and emphasized that ICE does not target individuals based on their skin color but on their immigration status.
- Angie Nixon, who won Florida's Democratic primary, supports ending detention centers and abolishing ICE, arguing the agency uses "terror tactics" and contributes to mass incarceration and deportation, which she deems "moral failures."
- Nixon further alleged that ICE is a "weaponized paramilitary force designed to terrorize us" and that Republicans are "literally trying to kill us."
- Homan defended ICE agents, stating they operate under reasonable suspicion and probable cause as required by law, and blamed sanctuary policies for increasing risks during enforcement operations.
- The Department of Homeland Security also rejected Nixon's allegations, calling them "disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE" and affirming that immigration status, not race or ethnicity, determines enforcement targets.