Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/trump-border-czar-ice-officer-maine-killing-vetting

Tom Homan comments on officer’s eligibility to serve after reports that agent’s two ex-wives had accused him of abuse

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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 21d

Then sentence the chain of command all the way up for murder. Start with Tom, he already admitted they are at fault.

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 21d

There is no reform. Only abolition.

Embargo@lemmy.zip · 37 pts · 21d (1 reply)

If this vetting existed, the U.S. would lose half of their current law enforcement officers.

StrawberryPigtails@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 20d

Which might not be a bad thing in most cases, given the problems we have in policing with over aggressive behavior, lying and general "us vs them" mentality.

Not every security or safety problem can be solved by throwing bodies at it.

adarza@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 21d

just a hunch, but i'm guessing that most those in the current administration or hired by it for specific 'roles', wouldn't, either.

BigMacHole@thelemmy.club · 20 pts · 21d

WE are Hiring people who SHOULDNT be Hired and if Democrats DONT LET US DO THIS we'll Kill Them!

-Anti DEI Republicans!

DisasterTransport@startrek.website · 9 pts · 21d

Can't wait to see what he does with this epiphany. No, literally, I can't wait, I have stuff I want to get done in the next eternity.

subverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 20d

The vetting worked just fine. To repeat a comment I made in another post:

Too stupid for the Marines? Too fat to be a cop? Join ICE! We dont judge, just execute!