Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting

Tom Homan comments on officer’s eligibility to serve after reports that agent’s two ex-wives had accused him of abuse Tom Homan, the Trump administration “border czar”, on Sunday said he did not believe the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at the center of a recent fatal shooting in Maine “should have ever cleared vetting”. Speaking to CNN’s State of the Union, Homan was asked by host Dana Bash about the officer’s eligibility to serve following reports that two of his ex-wives had accused him of abuse. The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...

Maya Yang · Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 11:02 AM
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Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting

Tom Homan comments on officer’s eligibility to serve after reports that agent’s two ex-wives had accused him of abuse

Tom Homan, the Trump administration “border czar”, on Sunday said he did not believe the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at the center of a recent fatal shooting in Maine “should have ever cleared vetting”.

Speaking to CNN’s State of the Union, Homan was asked by host Dana Bash about the officer’s eligibility to serve following reports that two of his ex-wives had accused him of abuse.

The Associated Press contributed reporting

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