Tom Homan: ‘This Will End in Bloodshed’

Border Czar Tom Homan is issuing a blunt warning following back-to-back violent attacks against federal law enforcement: the left’s anti-ICE, anti-Border Patrol rhetoric is not just irresponsible—it’s dangerous.

Appearing on The Ingraham Angle, Homan reacted to the recent shooting outside a Texas Border Patrol facility and another incident in North Texas where an ICE officer was shot in the neck. “I’ve been warning about this for two months,” Homan said. “If the rhetoric didn’t decrease significantly, it was going to end in loss of life.”

Media and Lawmakers Fuel the Fire

Homan made it clear that the blame for this climate of hostility lies squarely with Democratic leaders and their media allies. “You’ve got members of Congress—Jayapal comparing me to terrorists, AOC saying we’re violating people’s civil and constitutional rights, Jeffries talking about the Gestapo,” Homan said. “It’s ridiculous. And it’s going to end in bloodshed.”

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He criticized the hypocrisy of lawmakers who vilify the very people enforcing the laws they themselves passed. “They’re simply enforcing laws that Congress enacted. So for Congress to attack them—it’s absurd,” he said. “They write the laws, we enforce them, and then they turn around and compare us to Nazis.”

“I Was Hoping I’d Be Wrong”

Reflecting on the attack in McAllen, Texas, where a gunman opened fire on a Border Patrol building, Homan explained how the shooter had been radicalized. “He spent a lot of time on Call of Duty, and one of the characters he played was an anarchist. He even spray-painted anarchist symbols on his car,” Homan noted. “This was a plan. He came to kill.”

While a local officer was injured, no federal agents were harmed. But Homan warned that without a drastic change in tone from elected officials, it’s only a matter of time before the outcomes are deadlier.

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Rhetoric Has Consequences

“Unless we stop the hateful rhetoric—calling agents terrorists, comparing them to Nazis—there will be more situations like this,” Homan cautioned. “ICE has already stepped up enforcement and security posture. Border Patrol has done the same. But that only goes so far.”

For Homan, the consequences of reckless language are not theoretical—they’re showing up in gunfire, injuries, and near-misses. And he’s convinced it won’t stop unless there’s political accountability. “They’ve normalized this hatred. When you portray law enforcement as villains long enough, unstable people act on it. This is just the beginning if we don’t turn it around.”

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