Homan Comments On Mayor Who Was Arrested
On Saturday, former Trump administration Border Czar Tom Homan took aim at Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after the Democrat was arrested for entering an ICE detention facility without authorization.
The move, which Baraka claimed was in defense of constitutional rights, ignited sharp backlash from Homan, who framed the incident as a reckless political stunt that undermines both public safety and the integrity of federal immigration enforcement.
Baraka’s arrest came after he and two other Democratic officials entered Delaney Hall, an ICE-contracted detention center, during what appears to have been a coordinated protest against the handling of illegal immigrants. The timing of their intrusion — while a busload of detainees was being transferred into the facility — only added to the gravity of the security breach.
Speaking on Fox News, Homan didn’t mince words. “He’s not very smart,” he said bluntly. “That is what this facility is all about. Due process.” Homan explained that Delaney Hall plays a critical role in the legal process by detaining individuals pending immigration proceedings, which include judicial review and potential deportation.
For Baraka to claim that entering the facility without authorization was somehow in defense of due process, Homan argued, is a gross mischaracterization of the legal system.
The former ICE chief also warned of the broader implications. “You don’t make an unauthorized entry while they’re moving a bus of criminals into the facility,” he said, emphasizing the risk to officers, detainees, and the intruders themselves. For Homan, Baraka’s actions didn’t just breach protocol — they crossed a legal and ethical line.
According to Homan, these types of incidents reflect a deeper partisan agenda. “They simply don’t want these people removed from this country,” he stated, asserting that many Democrats are less interested in reforming immigration than in neutralizing enforcement entirely. “This is about politics.”
Baraka, for his part, defended his actions by invoking the Constitution and the rights enshrined in the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
But as Homan pointed out, due process occurs within facilities like Delaney Hall, not against them. Storming a federal facility, he argued, is less about protecting civil liberties and more about theatrics.