Trump Border Czar Boasts ICE Can 'Briefly Detain' People Based On 'Physical Appearance' [View all]
Source: Huff Post
Jul 11, 2025, 05:22 PM EDT
President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan went viral on Friday after practically boasting on TV about all the ways ICE agents and Border Patrol agents can go after suspected illegal immigrants. Homan was being interviewed on Fox News about a potential ruling from a federal judge in Los Angeles over whether the Trump administration could be ordered to pause its ICE raids on immigrants.
He responded by claiming that immigration law enforcers don’t actually need “probable cause” to detain a possible suspect, despite it being a key part of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment.
“People need to understand, ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] officers and Border Patrol don’t need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them,” Homan said. “They just go through the observations, get articulable facts based on their location, their occupation, their physical appearance, their actions.”
Homan also insisted that if his agents briefly detained someone, “it’s not probable cause. It’s reasonable suspicion.”
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-claims-ice-can-detain-based-on-looks_n_68715e1de4b00de383c1028a
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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 ... based on their physical appearance."
10:01 AM · Jul 11, 2025
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