White House border czar Tom Homan applauded the Supreme Court's decision to lift the temporary restraining orders banning indiscriminate ICE raids in Los Angeles in an interview with KNX News’ Craig Fiegener.
“I'm glad the court agreed that we're doing things legally, we're doing things right, and every day we do this, it makes this country a little bit safer,” Homan said.
In early June, President Donald Trump deployed troops from the National Guard to L.A. as protests against ICE raids ramped up. That same month, ICE maintained that 75% of those arrested had “criminal convictions or pending charges.” But data from the CATO Institute found that 65% of those booked into ICE detentions from Oct. 2024 to June 2025 did not have criminal convictions.
Since June, ICE raids have taken place at a myriad of locations, including MacArthur Park, a cannabis farm in Camarillo, and several Home Depot locations.
Homan also insisted that no one is getting arrested on their appearance, but said that appearance could be “one out of many, many factors[that] would give an officer reasonable suspicion.”
“So, you know, for instance, you've got a guy with an MS-13 tattoo across his face, that's a factor that's gonna lead you to a reasonable suspicion,” he continued. “But I said from day one, and I've been misquoted on this, I don't think looks alone give you suspicion, but it is one factor that you take into consideration with other factors.”
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Homan weighed in on birthright citizenship, saying he personally doesn’t think it is guaranteed by the Constitution, but that it’s not his decision to make.
“That'd be the decision of the courts,” he said.
He also told Fiegener that he personally doesn’t like ICE agents carrying out raids with masked faces but that he understands the need for them.
“Because of the 1000% increase and threats against these agents, I think, because these groups are doxing not just ICE agents, [but also] are doxing their spouses and their children,” he said. “They're trying to protect their families as best they can. So if the hateful rhetoric would decrease, maybe there won’t be a need for masks.”
When it comes to raids in L.A., Homan says to expect more of them.
“There's a right way and wrong way to come to this nation,” he said. “We all do it the right way, and that's what we stand for.”
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