Border Czar Tom Homan has dropped a bombshell: his family is in hiding due to relentless death threats and intrusive reporters hunting for their whereabouts, as The Daily Caller reports.
The crux of this alarming story is that Homan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are facing unprecedented hostility, including violent attacks, online harassment, and personal threats to their loved ones, all while performing their duties to secure the nation’s borders.
Since late March, Homan has been forced to live apart from his wife, a direct result of the severe threats targeting him personally.
Not content with targeting him alone, some reporters have taken it upon themselves to track down Homan’s family, even attempting to identify his sons, pushing the boundaries of journalistic ethics into dangerous territory.
As Homan himself stated, “I have not lived with my wife since late March because of death threats against me. And now reporters is trying to find the location of my family.”
That’s a gut punch—when public service means sacrificing family safety, you have to wonder if the progressive agenda’s disdain for border security has gone too far, though one can empathize with journalists seeking a story, if not their methods.
Meanwhile, ICE agents across the board are enduring a staggering 1,000% spike in assaults, as reported by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a statistic that paints a grim picture of the risks they face daily.
Families of these agents aren’t spared either, with DHS confirming that many have been doxxed and threatened online, turning personal lives into collateral damage in a heated policy debate.
Take the chilling example from Texas, where an ICE officer’s spouse received a vile phone call wishing deportation on their children and invoking Nazi comparisons—a low blow that shows how toxic this discourse has become, even if the anger behind it stems from genuine policy disagreements.
Violence has also reared its ugly head, most notably on September 24, when a shooter, with “ANTI-ICE” etched on bullet casings, opened fire at an ICE facility, tragically killing two detainees.
Earlier in September, three women faced federal charges for livestreaming their journey to an ICE agent’s home and posting the address on Instagram, a reckless act that DHS rightly condemned, though it’s worth noting such actions often stem from deeply felt, if misguided, opposition to enforcement policies.
These incidents aren’t abstract—they’re a stark reminder that the men and women enforcing border laws, often dealing with dangerous criminals like murderers and child predators, as Homan noted, are caught in a cultural crossfire that’s anything but civil.
Despite the personal toll, Homan remains unshaken, declaring, “They’re not going to silence me. Look, I’m going to do this job. I want to do this job because it’s an issue of national security.”
That’s the kind of resolve you can’t help but admire, even if you question the broader immigration debate—Homan’s commitment to national security over personal comfort challenges the narrative that border enforcement is just heartless bureaucracy, though critics might argue it’s a narrow view of a complex issue.
