Homan: Trump Administration Must ‘Get Louder’ To Counter ICE Disinformation
Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that the Trump administration needs to sharpen its communication strategy to counter what he called “false media narratives” surrounding ongoing ICE operations. Speaking with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, Homan responded to recent polling data showing declining support for President Trump’s immigration crackdown — data he says is being “egged on by the press.”
CNN, AP, Reuters, and Quinnipiac have each released surveys showing Trump’s immigration approval slipping, despite it being a central issue in his 2024 re-election. Homan said the decline in support reflects an information war, not policy failure.
“I think there’s a lot of false media out there,” he told Ingraham. “We need to be better at messaging what we’re doing. Seventy percent of everybody arrested is a criminal. We need to start advertising that every single day and put their pictures all over social media.”
Homan said the administration needs to proactively showcase the criminal records of deportation targets, arguing that the public doesn’t grasp how many ICE operations are aimed at removing violent felons. “We’ve gotta be better about getting the facts out there,” he added.
In addition to fact-based messaging, Homan floated a new idea: making examples out of those who impede federal law enforcement. He said the administration is exploring legal action against individuals who interfere with ICE operations — and that those arrested could face public exposure.
“We’re going to make their employers and their communities and their schools know who these people are,” he said. “They’re interfering with law enforcement, and we’re not going to let it go.”
The push for stronger messaging comes after weeks of mounting protests in Minneapolis, sparked by the fatal ICE-involved shooting of Renee Good and another shooting incident involving a Venezuelan national. Federal officials say ICE agent Jonathan Ross acted in self-defense in both cases, but left-wing leaders like Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey have escalated tensions by accusing ICE of misconduct and encouraging residents to film agents for “future prosecutions.”
Those instructions led to organized tracking of ICE convoys, confrontations with agents, and vandalism of government property. On Wednesday, demonstrators reportedly threw fireworks at federal officers and broke into an ICE vehicle’s equipment box.
“This is going to get worse if we don’t get a handle on the rhetoric,” Homan warned. “If the hateful rhetoric doesn’t stop, there’s going to be more bloodshed. It’s not over. What scares me the most is there’s going to be another death.”
Despite the protests, the administration has vowed to press forward. President Trump has suggested he may invoke the Insurrection Act if state officials fail to control the violence. Homan said it’s time to “push back the lies” before more chaos erupts.