On Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, arrived in Minneapolis to remind a group of unqualified Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents what they should and should not be doing.
Homan (Pete Davidson), who replaced top border patrol official Gregory Bovino after federal agents killed two people in Minneapolis in January, arrived on scene to discover that more than a change in leadership was required.
“We need to tighten up. That starts with remembering the mission objective. Now, who can tell me why we’re here in Minneapolis?” he asked the eight or so agents, one of whom (Kenan Thompson) confidently answered: “Pass.”
Another (agent James Austin Johnson) weighed in: “This could be wrong, but: Army?”
When Homan revealed their duty—to detain and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes—one agent (Andrew Dismukes) admitted that that was the first time he had heard that.
Homan then asked them what they believed they should be doing. He was told simply: “Wildin’ out.”
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The agents should not be looking for any Epstein files, Homan added.
“We actually just released those to distract from this, which is ironic because we did this to distract from those,” he said.
Homan’s test about when physical force should be used also didn’t land with his audience. “Right away” was not the right answer, nor was “preemptively.”
“We actually don’t want to use force. Remember, the job is ultimately about keeping America safe from—?” he asked.
“This could be wrong, but: Don Lemon?” one of the agents answered, referring to the former CNN host’s arrest on Friday over his appearance at a Minneapolis church where anti-ICE protesters gathered.
Homan also pointed out the hypocrisy of an agent who echoed Trump’s line that protesters shouldn’t have guns, noting that many right-wing, anti-government gatherings have included people exercising their Second Amendment right.
“You’ve got to do better,” Homan concluded. “I’m Tom Homan, okay? I’m the separating families at the border guy. I’m the on film taking a $50,000 bribe guy, and you all are making me look like the upstanding, reasonable adult in the room. That’s crazy!”
From Rolling Stone US
