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Border czar defends ICE airport deployments as DHS funding stalls
On Face the Nation, Tom Homan urged Congress to fund DHS, defended deploying ICE to airports using emergency funds, and said body camera and warrant policy questions are under legal review.
Mar 29th 2026 ยท United States
Insights
- Tom Homan says he was tasked by the president to oversee ICE after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
- Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded while Congress is in recess until mid-April, leaving many DHS employees unpaid.
- The White House directed emergency funds to pay TSA and ordered ICE agents to assist at airports, and Homan said TSA paychecks could arrive as soon as the next day.
- Homan said ICE agents are staffing identification and exit checks at airports to free TSA screeners and reopen security lanes.
- Homan said CBP and ICE body camera rollouts are planned but require congressional funding and that he has requested a DOJ legal review of warrant policies after a May reinterpretation, while Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he would not enter homes without a judicial warrant except when pursuing a suspect.