In 2013, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead enforcement and removal operations at ICE and in 2017, Trump made him acting director of ICE, a position he held until his resignation in 2018 after the Senate never voted on making him the permanent director.
After leaving government, Homan became a Fox News commentator and worked with conservative policy groups.
After the killing of Renee Good earlier in January, Homan told CBS News that he did not want to ‘pre-judge’ the facts but highlighted ‘the brave men and women of ICE are heroes’, adding that ‘like all Americans, our officers have a right to self-defence’.
ICE in Minnesota: a timeline of events
Dec 2025: Trump sends thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis
In late December 2025, with reports emerging around January 6 (the five-year anniversary of the Capitol Riots), President Donald Trump sent around 2,000 ICE agents into Minneapolis to crack down on immigration.
This was reportedly due to, more specifically, allegations of fraud aimed at Somalian residents.
