ICE Deserves Every Bit Of Our Contempt

Thomas Homan, the outgoing acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, wants the public to believe his agency is not separating families. Drew Angerer via Getty Images At a recent event hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies ― an anti-immigrant hate group founded by a eugenicist and white nationalist ― Thomas Homan, the outgoing acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told a crowded room that the men and women of ICE are not racist and that they deserve thanks from this country. The media is still buzzing with details about the raid and what it will mean for the spouses and children of the 114 workers who were apprehended by this raid, but the core strategy behind this ICE strategy is clear ― to perpetuate Trump’s message that those apprehended are “animals” and “criminals,” not hardworking, aspiring Americans working to benefit their state, community and families. It’s obvious nothing gives Homan more joy than directing his agency to indiscriminately deport any undocumented immigrant they come across ― regardless of the resources it costs or whether the immigrant is a threat to the general public ― so he can appear on Fox News and on panels hosted by hate groups to blame the media and liberals for distorting the truth. “If you think ICE is racist, is Congress racist because they enacted these laws?” Homan asked the audience before concluding his appearance at the Center for Immigration Studies forum earlier this week.