--- title: "Tom Homan denies ICE racial profiling, calls himself 'equal opportunity deporter'" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/tom-homan-denies-ice-racial-profiling-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-deporter" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/tom-homan-denies-ice-racial-profiling-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-deporter" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/tom-homan-denies-ice-racial-profiling-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-deporter.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/tom-homan-denies-ice-racial-profiling-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-deporter" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-08-23T16:45:36.874Z" source_reported: "2026-08-23T12:45:07.000Z" updated: "2026-08-23T16:45:36.874Z" trust_score: 60 critic_score: 65 hype_score: 45 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-23T16:45:15.220335+00:00" --- # Tom Homan denies ICE racial profiling, calls himself 'equal opportunity deporter' *Trump administration's former border czar stated ICE does not arrest people based on skin colour.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 60 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to named body, with one document cited and two independent outlets. - Craft 65 of 100, higher is better. Reporting includes quotes from affected parties and names specific figures and dates. - Hype 45 of 100, lower is better. Headline uses a quote from the subject, but the body provides context and details. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Tom Homan, who served as the Trump administration's border czar, denied that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) engages in racial profiling. - Homan stated that ICE arrests are based on reasonable suspicion or probable cause, not on a person's skin colour. - He described himself as an 'equal opportunity deporter,' noting that he deported individuals to 180 countries in the previous year. - The reports do not mention the Trump administration's past request to the Supreme Court regarding the use of racial factors for immigration stops. Tom Homan, the former border czar under the Trump administration, has stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not engage in racial profiling. Homan said that ICE operates under the law, requiring reasonable suspicion to approach individuals and probable cause for arrests. He asserted that arrests are not made based on a person's skin colour. Homan referred to himself as an 'equal opportunity deporter,' explaining that he deported people to 180 countries in the past year. He added that ICE's actions are irrespective of a person's origin, stating that anyone in the country illegally will be deported regardless of their skin colour. ## Disagreement on Supreme Court ruling HuffPost reported that Homan's comments came despite the Supreme Court having previously allowed ICE to consider certain racial factors for immigration stops. According to HuffPost, the Supreme Court ruling in Perdomo v. Noem permitted agents to consider factors such as ethnicity, language, or location when making arrests. HuffPost stated that Homan's remarks ran contrary to this ruling, which found agents could rely on just one of four mentioned factors without other reasonable suspicion. ## What the coverage left out None of the left-rated reports below mention the Trump administration's previous request to the Supreme Court to allow ICE to use certain racial factors for immigration stops. The reports also do not detail the specific ruling in Perdomo v. Noem, beyond HuffPost's mention of its allowance for considering ethnicity, language, or location. ## Who covered it Shares of the 6 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 100% (6) - Centre: 0% (0) - Right: 0% (0) 0 of 6 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-23T16:45:15.220335+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 1 time; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-23T17:00:24.480Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated reports focused on Tom Homan's denial of racial profiling by ICE and his self-description as an 'equal opportunity deporter.' HuffPost, in its full report, highlighted that Homan's statements were made despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Perdomo v. Noem, which allowed ICE to consider certain racial factors in arrests. HuffPost stated that Homan's comments ran contrary to this ruling. Other left-rated outlets, primarily digests, also featured Homan's denial and his 'equal opportunity deporter' remark, with some quoting his statement about deporting people to 180 countries. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right No separate framing summary. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 1 - high: 3 - unknown: 2 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Joe.My.God.](https://joemygod.com/2026/08/homan-claims-ice-doesnt-racially-profile-people) — Homan Claims ICE Doesn’t “Racially Profile” People - [HuffPost UK](https://huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-border-czar-racial-profiling_uk_6a8aae3de4b006e7e00e2d4f) — Trump's Border Czar Brands Himself With Jaw-Dropping Moniker As He Denies Racial Profiling - [HuffPost](https://huffpost.com/entry/border-czar-tom-homan-racial-profiling-comments_n_6a8a28d7e4b021f20f890f85) — Trump's Border Czar Brands Himself With Jaw-Dropping Moniker As He Denies Racial Profiling - [The Independent](https://independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-border-czar-ice-tom-homan-b3037642.html) — Trump’s border czar Tom Homan says he’s ‘an equal opportunity deporter’ - [The Independent (US)](https://the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-border-czar-ice-tom-homan-b3037642.html) — Trump’s border czar Tom Homan says he’s ‘an equal opportunity deporter’ - [Mediaite](https://mediaite.com/media/tv/tom-homan-denies-ice-racially-profiles-targets-im-an-equal-opportunity-deporter) — Tom Homan Denies ICE Racially Profiles Targets: I’m An ‘Equal Opportunity Deporter’ ## Questions **Did Tom Homan deny that ICE racially profiles people?** Yes, Tom Homan, the former border czar for the Trump administration, denied accusations that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) racially profiles individuals. He stated that ICE requires reasonable suspicion or probable cause for arrests and does not base them on skin colour. **How did Tom Homan describe himself?** Tom Homan referred to himself as an 'equal opportunity deporter.' He explained this by stating that he deported people to 180 countries in the previous year, indicating that ICE's deportation actions are not influenced by a person's skin colour or origin. **What did the Supreme Court rule regarding immigration stops?** According to HuffPost, the Supreme Court ruling in Perdomo v. Noem allowed agents to consider factors such as apparent ethnicity, language spoken, or location when making arrests. HuffPost reported that Homan's comments ran contrary to this ruling. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/tom-homan-denies-ice-racial-profiling-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-deporter. 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