Former ICE Director Shuts Down Dem Rep. on Immigration Policy: 'I've Forgotten More About This Issue Than You'll Ever Know'

Brittany M. Hughes | September 12, 2019
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Former ICE Director Tom Homan shot down Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wednesday after the Florida lawmaker alleged during a Senate hearing that he was giving “inaccurate” testimony about the border crisis and deferred action, accusing him of giving “bigoted testimony.”

Homan had testified that Democrats were misleading the public about a Trump administration policy barring illegals immigrants with medical conditions from petitioning for deferred deportation so they can get life-saving medical treatment in the U.S. that's not available in their home countries, explaining the administration had already reversed this decision.

That, Wasserman-Schultz alleged, was the next best thing to a bold-faced lie.

“Since it has not yet been done, I think it’s important to make sure that the jingoistic, bigoted testimony of Mr. Homan is called out as nearly completely untrue, as being an outrage, and as a former official directing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, he should know better,” Wasserman-Schultz leveled. 

She then refused to address Homan when he interrupted to ask what part of his testimony was inaccurate, telling him instead, “These are my five minutes.”

When finally given a chance to respond later by Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, Homan directed his statement at Wasserman-Schultz - and he pulled no punches.

"I've forgotten more about this issue than you'll ever know," he shot back. "So if you say my testimony is inaccurate, it’s wrong. Everything I said here is accurate. Bottom line. If you want to go toe-to-toe, I’m here. I’m here on my own time to speak to the American people about what’s false and what’s fact.”

Needless to say, the Florida Representative and former DNC chairwoman wasn’t very happy. Check out the heated exchange:

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