U.S. President Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Border Czar Tom Homan became visibly upset outside the White House Monday after making a shocking admission.
When discussing multiple ICE killings, including the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Joán Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine, Homan argued, "All the mistakes they say happened in Minnesota — the mistakes they claim in Minnesota, a lot of them I don't think were mistakes,"
He claimed victims failed to comply with law enforcement, saying, "It comes down to one simple fact — these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
Before storming off, Homan complained he cannot buy milk without a security detail, calling it "pathetic and disgusting."
Critics responded sharply.
Journalist Chuck Todd warned, "Guessing many elected Republicans on the ‘26 ballot, including Susan Collins, won’t be happy that the official WH line on ICE killings is to blame the dead."
"Alex Pretti had turned away and was not engaging when DHS agents still attacked and killed him," countered David J. Bier, immigration policy analyst and Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute.
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