Ex-ICE Chief Homan Slams Newsom for Labeling Agency Trump’s ‘Private Police’

Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Tom Homan sharply rebuked California Governor Gavin Newsom after the governor described ICE as President Donald Trump’s “private police force” that pledges loyalty to the president rather than the Constitution. In televised and online interviews on Thursday, Homan called Newsom “an embarrassment to the position he holds,” adding that the governor should thank the Trump administration for what Homan said were improvements in public safety in Los Angeles. Homan also rejected Newsom’s assertion about ICE’s oath, saying the agency “swears to uphold the Constitution” and will continue immigration enforcement in California regardless of political criticism.