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Tom Homan: “ICE will detain, briefly detain and question somebody based…”

Featuring: Tom Homan, Border Czar, Trump Administration | National

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Tom Homan says "I don't like the masks" on ICE agents, but they "have to protect themselves"

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

I'm not really part of those negotiations. But. But look, you know, when they say stop racial profiling, that's just not occurring. I mean, you know, ICE will detain, briefly detain and question somebody based on reasonable suspicion. It has nothing to do with racial profiling. As far as the mask, look, you know, I don't like the masks either, but because threats against ISIS officers, you know, are up over 1,500%, actual assaults and threats are up over 8,000%. (01:06–01:15)

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Asserts that ICE detains individuals based on reasonable suspicion, not racial profiling.

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