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Tom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On

WND reaches for "sinister" where Daily Caller stays flat.

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What happened ‘ICE is not in the business of terrorizing children’.
The headline split Daily Caller frames it as "Tom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On". Independent Journal Review frames it as "Tom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On".
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Right / center-rightTom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On

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Daily CallerNews report · Aug 30, 5:48 PM

Tom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On

‘ICE is not in the business of terrorizing children’

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WNDNews report · Aug 30, 6:27 PM

‘Sinister’: Watch Tom Homan take senator’s claim that ICE terrorizes kids head-on

sinister

Border czar says 'all these false stories come out, and people buy off on them' but when the administration proves them fake, 'no one ever covers that'

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Independent Journal ReviewNews report · Aug 30, 5:48 PM

Tom Homan Takes Dem Senator’s Claim That ICE Terrorizes Kids Head-On

White House border czar Tom Homan shot down claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement tries to "terrorize" children.

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MediaiteNews report · Aug 30, 4:56 PM

Tom Homan Pushes Back After Dana Bash Asks About ICE ‘Terrorizing’ Little Kids at Bus Stops

Tom Homan vehemently objected when CNN's Dana Bash asked about ICE agents "terrorizing" little kids by arresting their parents at bus stops. The post Tom Homan Pushes Back After Dana Bash A...

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