Tom Homan, appointed as Border Czar under former President Donald Trump, stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and Border Patrol agents do not require probable cause to approach, briefly detain, and question individuals based on their physical appearance. Homan emphasized that officers only need articulable circumstances to conduct such stops. This assertion, made during a Fox News interview, has drawn attention as it appears to contrast with the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Homan's comments highlight the current interpretation and enforcement practices of immigration law by ICE and Border Patrol officials.
"Homan is an unrepentant bully—the purest form of law enforcement arrogance. He wears judicial rebukes like merit badges and uses every microphone he’s handed to justify ICE overreach. His contempt for constitutional limits would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous, and it
And there it is, straight from their mouth: the Administration's whole immigration campaign is a national racial profiling operation. Homan, Noem, and Trump know it is illegal and unconstitutional to detain people based on "their physical appearance." But they do not care. For https://t.co/SAe8ywnVzw
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