Republicans are \u201cliterally trying to kill us\u201d<\/a> and further criticized ICE.<\/p>\n\u201cLike, actually state-sanctioned violence. They\u2019ve been doing it in the Black community. And they\u2019re doing it even more so now with ICE. ICE is now a weaponized paramilitary force that is designed to terrorize us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Homan doubled down in defense of the federal immigration agency, maintaining that agents follow the law when conducting enforcement operations.<\/p>\n
Nixon campaigned in Miami\u2019s Little Havana district on Aug 15. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a ridiculous statement,\u201d Homan said. \u201cWe don\u2019t racially profile. Everybody we talk to, we have reasonable suspicion of aliens to talk to them and to arrest them we need probable cause. That\u2019s what the law says. And that\u2019s what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The border czar blamed\u00a0sanctuary policies\u00a0for incidents of violence that have occurred during enforcement operations, like Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot in July as agents tried to arrest him in Houston.<\/p>\n
Homan argued that the policies increase risks associated with immigration enforcement, saying they prevent agents from taking custody of illegal immigrants while they are incarcerated, forcing officers to instead conduct arrests in communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat sanctuary cities do is not only\u2026 give sanctuaries to criminals, it makes the community less safe because they\u2019re releasing public safety threats back into the public,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
ICE agents on patrol at New York\u2019s JFK Airport in March. Michael Nigro<\/p>\n
\u201cIt puts our officers at greater risk. It puts the alien at greater risk because anything can happen during a street arrest,\u201d Homan added.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Department of Homeland Security\u00a0similarly rejected Nixon\u2019s racial profiling allegations, telling Fox News Digital on Friday that her comments are \u201cdisgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE.\u201d<\/p>\n
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