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Tom Homan, who is advising former President Donald Trump on border policy, said on 11 July that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents “don’t need probable cause” to approach, briefly detain and question individuals. He added that agents can act “based on their physical appearance,” asserting that only an articulable suspicion—not probable cause—is required for such encounters. Civil-rights advocates and several Democratic lawmakers immediately condemned the remarks, saying they amount to an admission of racial profiling and could invite constitutional challenges. Homan’s statement comes as immigration enforcement tactics face renewed scrutiny following a surge in border apprehensions this summer.
🇺🇸 BORDER CHIEF HOMAN ON ICE: PROBABLE CAUSE? NOT REQUIRED "Look. People need to understand, ICE officers and Border Patrol don’t need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain, and question them. They just need articulable circumstances. What they need to detain https://t.co/DC4OryA1to https://t.co/PMe7wUjvAb
BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN IS RIGHT: “People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don’t need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them.” https://t.co/HucHykVcio
Tom Homan: “People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don’t need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them” https://t.co/HR62o031jc
