Tom Homan Sets Dana Bash Straight After CNN Host Suggests ICE Targets Migrants Based On Appearance

White House border czar Tom Homan pushed back Sunday after CNN’s Dana Bash suggested federal 🛂Immigration agents are stopping suspected illegal immigrants based on their skin color.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration rolled out a major 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, surging about 100 federal agents into Minneapolis and St. Paul to target undocumented Somali nationals with final deportation orders. Appearing on “State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash,” Homan pushed back after Bash claimed Somali individuals were being stopped and questioned simply based on appearance.

“No, they’re not. You know, the law requires agents are trained — Fourth Amendment training — every six months. Border Patrol is trained in Fourth Amendment training,” Homan said when Bash asked if ICE agents were stopping people resembling Somalis. “They stop. You can detain and question people for a short period of time based on a reasonable suspicion.”

“And what is that suspicion? Is it based on how they look?” Bash asked.

Homan responded that a person’s race or appearance alone can never meet that legal threshold.