Overview
- Pressed about viral incidents, Homan said agents may temporarily detain people on reasonable suspicion rather than appearance alone, citing a recent 6–3 Supreme Court stay as legal backing.
- He said threats against ICE personnel have spiked, claiming a 1,200% rise, while DHS previously reported an 8,000% increase in death threats.
- Operation Metro Surge has deployed roughly 100 federal agents to Minneapolis–St. Paul to pursue Somali nationals with final deportation orders linked in reporting to ongoing fraud prosecutions.
- Recent videos from Louisiana and Florida showed women yelling that they were U.S. citizens as agents detained or chased them, intensifying public scrutiny of interior enforcement tactics.
- Homan acknowledged that some citizens have been detained for questioning and said they are released once their citizenship is confirmed.