Tom Homan tells Democrats ‘come get some’ over ICE investigation threats

The Trump administration’s “border czar” Tom Homan pushed back against MS NOW host Jen Psaki after she suggested he should be held “accountable” by Congress.

Psaki made the remarks during a segment with Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, when she asked whether Democrats were keeping a list of officials they would investigate if they regain control of the House. Among the names she brought up were Homan and Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.

“Is holding them accountable at the top of your priority list? “” Psaki asked Friday during “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.”

Khanna responded “absolutely,” emphasizing that House Democrats would make investigating figures like Bovino and Homan a top priority.

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Tom Homan fires back at MS NOW’s Jen Psaki after she suggested Congress was responsible, defiantly telling critics to “come get some.” (Noam Galai/Getty Images; Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)

“Come and get some,” Homan responded on “Saturday in America.”

Homan has repeatedly called on lawmakers to tone down anti-ICE rhetoric, arguing that it makes law enforcement more dangerous for agents. He directly rebuffed Psaki and Khanna.

“We’re just enforcing the laws that Congress passed. And for a member of Congress to say, ‘We’re going to investigate the agents who enforced the laws that we wrote,’ that’s just ridiculous,” he added.

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Several Democratic leaders have been outspoken critics of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, with some calling for the complete dismantling of ICE. A bill to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was introduced this week in Congress.

White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, January 14. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Homan warned that hostile political rhetoric is escalating violence against officers and pointed the finger at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

“The rhetoric from the mayor and governor encourages the small percentage who go beyond protest and engage in criminal activity,” he said.

Both Frey and Walz called for a suspension of immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota. The calls follow the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman, by a federal immigration agent earlier this month, sparking weeks of protests across the city.

Protesters clash with law enforcement outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Minneapolis on January 8. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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“They feel empowered to intervene, to obstruct ICE agents, to put their hands on ICE agents, to throw guns and rocks and frozen water bottles at ICE agents. I have begged politicians to stop their hateful rhetoric,” Homan said of the protests.

The Department of Homeland Security reported Jan. 8 that ICE agents have faced a more than 1,300 percent increase in reported assaults, a 3,200 percent increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000 percent increase in death threats.