Homan spoke at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday evening, defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies.
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“I got a question for you: Why don’t you come up here and hand me that picture, right? Bring it,” Homan taunted back before leading the crowd to begin chanting “USA, USA” as security guards came to escort the protester out.
“They got morons like this all over the country,” Homan continued as the protester was escorted out of the venue. “This guy ain’t got the balls to be an ICE officer. He hasn’t got the balls to be a Border Patrol agent. This guy lives in his mother’s basement.”
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Homan’s speech was also protested outside the event by anti-ICE protesters. The border czar delivered a message for them from the podium, as well, according to the New York Post.
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“You want some? Come get some,” Homan said. “I’m tired of it. For the men and women of ICE, I deserve your respect. They’re the finest 1% this country has. And Tom Homan isn’t going anywhere. Tom Homan isn’t shutting up.”
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“The attack on ICE officers … is up nearly 700% now,” Homan said in an interview on Fox News. Homan said that the increase in violence directed at federal immigration enforcement is at least partly due to irresponsible rhetoric from Democrats.
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Some recent verbal attacks on ICE have included Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calling ICE agents “modern-day Gestapo,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu comparing ICE to a neo-Nazi group, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson suggesting ICE agents are “secret police.”