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Tom Homan Has Unhinged Response To Latest Fatal ICE Shootings
HuffPost • • general
Key Points:
- Tom Homan, former ICE official, blamed Democrats and government shutdowns for delays in deploying body cameras to ICE agents involved in recent fatal shootings in Texas and Maine.
- Homan stated that funding for body cameras was held up during negotiations to reopen the government but has since been allocated and orders placed following the passage of recent budget bills.
- Despite $20 million appropriated by Congress over two months ago for body cameras, Homeland Security has not fully deployed them, citing shutdown-related delays.
- Homeland Security and Senator Susan Collins echoed claims that government shutdowns delayed the purchase and deployment of body cameras for immigration enforcement officers.
- At least nine people have died at the hands of immigration enforcement officers since President Trump’s mass deportation efforts began, including two deaths in the past week.
