Tom Homan Pushes Back On Cnn Host When Pressed On 'reasonable Suspicion' Claim Regarding Ice

Border Czar Tom Homan pushed backmost connected CNN big Dana Bash connected Sunday erstwhile he was asked astir erstwhile comments he made astir reasonable suspicions regarding ICE agents detaining forbidden immigrants. 

"You said successful an question and reply this week that reasonable suspicion tin beryllium based on, ‘the location, their occupation, their beingness appearance, their actions.’ What astir an individual’s beingness quality would springiness migration agents ‘reasonable suspicion’ that they mightiness beryllium successful nan U.S. illegally?" CNN big Dana Bash asked. 

Bash and Homan besides discussed a judge's ruling that barred ICE from conducting detentive stops successful nan Central District of California unless agents person "reasonable suspicion" that a personification is successful nan state unlawfully. 

"I want to beryllium clear astir that again, because my words were taken retired of context. Physical explanation cannot beryllium nan sole logic to detain and mobility somebody. That can‘t beryllium nan sole logic to raise reasonable suspicion. It‘s a myriad of factors, and I could beryllium present for nan adjacent half hr and springiness you each nan factors," Homan responded. 

CNN's Dana Bash pressed Tom Homan astir reasonable suspicions successful ICE detaining forbidden immigrants.  (Screenshot/CNN)

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"But I tin show you this, each ICE serviceman goes done Fourth Amendment training each six months and reminded what their authorities are for arrest, detention and questioning. So nan officers are very well-trained," Homan continued. 

Bash pointed to nan ruling and what nan judge said did not suffice arsenic reasonable suspicion, including accents aliases nan connection they speak, location and their title aliases ethnicity. 

"I‘m not going to disagree pinch everything nan judge has said because a location unsocial shouldn‘t person reasonable suspicion. It‘s a operation of articulable facts that an serviceman determines earlier he detains personification for a short play of clip and questions them. So again, each lawsuit is different. Different articulable facts for different group and different places. So, again, I look guardant to litigation. I deliberation we will triumph this connected appeal," Homan said.

Bash past asked Homan if nan Trump management would travel nan bid until it goes done nan entreaty process. 

White House separator czar Tom Homan speaks pinch reporters astatine nan White House, Friday, March 7, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP )

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Homan said they would, arsenic Bash went connected to inquire him a mobility astir group who unrecorded successful this state legally being acrophobic of being detained by ICE. 

"If they’re successful nan state legally, they sewage nary logic to beryllium afraid. ICE is looking for those successful nan state illegally, and we‘re still prioritizing nationalist information threats to nationalist information threats. That‘s nan priority. But for illustration I said, we do person collateral arrests successful galore areas because we‘re retired looking for those nationalist information threats, but we’re going to enforce migration law, too," Homan said. 

"It‘s not okay to beryllium successful this state illegally. It’s not okay to participate this state illegally. It’s a crime. But ineligible aliens and U.S. citizens should not beryllium acrophobic that they’re going to beryllium swept up successful a raid. We cognize who we‘re looking for. And that‘s wherever nan agents are retired location seeking," he added. 

 Sen. Alex Padilla speaks during a property convention astatine nan Federal Building connected Wilshire Blvd Thursday, June 12, 2025 successful Los Angeles, CA.(Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., besides said astir Homan's remarks during a speech pinch Bash connected Sunday.

"Homan has said it very intelligibly successful different interviews. They’re not moreover asking for important findings to detain people. They‘re going based connected appearance. His words, not mine. Based connected occupation. His words, not mine. Based connected accents, beingness appearance," Padilla said. 

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