Tom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On

White House border czar Tom Homan shot down claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement tries to “terrorize” children.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “is not in the business of terrorizing children,” Homan told CNN’s Dana Bash during a Sunday interview on “State of the Union.” The denial followed Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy’s claiming in a Wednesday post to X that “ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops” in Danbury, Conn.

Murphy’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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“Senator Chris Murphy said ICE officers targeted parents at school bus stops this week. He said — quote — ‘In Danbury, they are just targeting parents sitting at school bus stops just to terrorize little kids,'” Bash said before asking Homan, “Are ICE officers detaining parents at school bus stops?”

“ICE isn’t in the business of terrorizing children. That’s just political fire,” Homan responded. “ICE is out there enforcing law that was enacted by Congress, then we arrest illegal aliens. Are some parents? I’m sure many are. But we’re not out there to terrorize children. We’re out there to look for illegal aliens with final orders of removal, those who overstayed, those that are criminals, and we’re out there looking for them and arresting them. ICE has no intention of terrorizing children”

Homan that Murphy’s claim was “just a political statement made to enrage the American people” and that those kinds of statements are a “reason assaults against ICE officers are up over 9,000% — the threats — and no other law enforcement agency in the world has that percentage of increase in threats.”