Border Czar Tom Homan said that the FBI leaked information about upcoming raids that would target illegal immigrants and said that those responsible would go to jail.
“We think it’s coming from inside,” he said, speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News on Tuesday, referring to leaks to the media about recent ICE raids in Colorado.
Homan also said that the FBI was to blame for the leak of information about a big raid that was going to happen in California before the end of the month. He said, “Some of the information we are receiving tends towards the FBI.”
It is said that the raid was so big that FBI and DEA agents are being sent to help ICE agents.
Homan stated that it was inevitable that the leaks would cause harm to the officers and that it was possible that “bad guys” were waiting for the officers to arrive and set them up.
Hannity asked Homan how certain he was that the FBI is involved, who replied, “I talked to the deputy attorney general this week and they’ve opened up a criminal investigation. He thinks the information is coming from [the FBI].”
Criminal investigations are taking place to try and identify those responsible for leaking information about the raids, he said.
“We’ll let that investigation play out,” he said, adding, “But some of the leads point that way.”
If the leakers are caught, Homan threatened that “not only will this person lose their job [and] they will lose their pension, they will go to jail, they’re going to criminally prosecute,” he said.
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Border Czar Tom Homan announces they have identified the inside source responsible for leaking information about ICE raids to illegals:
“Not only is this person going to lose their job, they’ll lose their pension, they’re gonna go to jail.” pic.twitter.com/LTvteNNZQ5
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) February 11, 2025
Homan has made it clear that he’s furious after details involving a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Aurora, Colo., were allegedly leaked.
Homan provided more information about the purported leak last week with Fox News host Harris Faulkner and was clearly not happy about the incident while also vowing to act in response.
“We’ve already identified how this operation got leaked. I’ll deal with that today,” Homan said.
He added that ICE is working closely with the Department of Justice and that Homeland Security may start prosecuting those who get in the way of the agency’s operations. “This is not a game. This a dangerous job,” he said. “To have this top of interference puts the officers at great risk.”
The leaked operation comes as some Democrats also appear to be overtly interfering in ICE’s operations.
Democrat New York Rep. Dan Goldman is among those who are under scrutiny for how he advised people to avoid the agency’s raids.
“Every New Yorker has rights when they interact with immigration enforcement,” he said in a post on X. “No matter what the next four years bring, stay informed, stay safe, and stay together.”
“No matter what the next four years bring, stay informed, stay safe, and stay together,” he said in the caption of a video he shared.
“The Trump administration has carried out deportations, raids all across the country, including here in New York City,” he said in the video. “These are certainly uncertain times, but no matter what, it’s important that you know your rights when interacting with law enforcement.”
He went on to give instructions on “mak[ing] a plan for ICE encounters” along with information on pro bono legal representation if they are detained.
“President Trump has a well-documented pattern of abusing his power by detaining American citizens and legal residents,” Goldman spokesperson Madison Andrus falsely claimed in an interview with the Daily Caller. “The Congressman will always provide his constituents with information to protect them from extrajudicial threats and intimidation, and only someone who supports the use of threats and intimidation would take issue with him doing so.”
A spokesperson for ICE said that American citizens are not subject to arrest but may be detained pending identification.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting fieldwork and may request identification to establish an individual’s identity,” they said to The Caller.
In December, Homan spoke to the outlet as well, saying, “There are federal statutes on the books for knowingly concealing and harboring an illegal alien away from ICE officers. There are statutes on the books about impeding federal law enforcement officers – they’re all felonies.”
Republicans are furious with Democrats who are advising illegal immigrants on how to deal with ICE.
“It’s completely disgraceful that Democrats are going to such extreme lengths to aid illegals — even going as far as using their official accounts to give instructions on evading ICE!” Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Harris said to The Caller.
“This is just the beginning of their extreme tactics to obstruct President Trump’s agenda. Speaking in Chinese or Spanish won’t hide the Left’s message: they care more about criminal aliens than the safety of the American people,” he added.