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US immigration enforcement controversy

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In early July 2026, Border policy adviser Tom Homan warned that sanctuary‑state policies were hampering ICE access to DMV records, linked a surge in arrests and high‑profile truck crashes to lax state cooperation, and called for legal action against sanctuary jurisdictions. He appeared on CBS’s *Face the Nation* on July 19 with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Mark Warner, blaming “anti‑ICE sentiment” for recent fatal incidents involving immigrants, announcing a nationwide rollout of ICE body‑cameras, and urging the public to obey law‑enforcement. A week later, in a CNN interview, Homan defended ICE after two officer‑involved shootings—a Mexican national in Texas and a Colombian national in Maine—declining to admit wrongdoing, noting investigations were under way and that a pause on vehicle‑stop enforcement had been ordered by DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin. On July 26, after the same two traffic stops resulted in fatal shootings of unarmed men in Texas and Maine, Homan told CNN that ICE vehicle stops would continue, citing the recent addition of body‑cameras to every stop and the assignment of “journeymen agents.” He said he did not know whether the involved officers were on administrative leave and acknowledged a vetting failure involving officer David Brouillette, prompting renewed scrutiny Brouillette. Later that day, Homan announced an internal review of ICE’s officer‑vetting and training after the Maine shooting, saying any officer with alleged domestic‑violence or mental‑health issues should never have cleared vetting. Acting ICE director David Venturella issued a directive that at least one body‑camera must be on every vehicle stop. President Donald Trump reversed the brief pause on vehicle stops within a day, intensifying congressional calls for tighter oversight of ICE hiring and oversight. practices.

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