Trump's top border official admits errors in ICE agent selection

The U.S. immigration enforcement agency ICE is facing scrutiny after an agent involved in a fatal traffic stop was revealed to have prior allegations of domestic violence. Tom Homan, who led ICE under the Trump administration, conceded in a CNN interview that the agent should not have been hired if the allegations were true.

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No, if those are the facts... he should never have gotten through the selection process.

"No, if those are the facts... he should never have gotten through the selection process," Homan told CNN's Dana Bash. He added that internal questions must be asked about how the selection process failed and whether the information was available or known.

The agent, identified as David B., is accused by two former wives of domestic violence, with one describing a "clear pattern of abuse, intimidation, and manipulation." U.S. media also reported that B. had been temporarily banned from possessing firearms, though ICE has not commented on the specific incident or the allegations.

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How exactly did the selection process fail? Was this information not available? Did nobody know about it?

This case is the second fatal traffic stop involving an ICE agent in a short period. A similar incident occurred in Houston, Texas, where an agent shot and killed a Mexican citizen. Neither incident appears to have body camera footage, a situation Homan has since addressed by mandating their use. The agency had previously suspended these controversial traffic stops, which have repeatedly led to escalations, a move that reportedly met with little enthusiasm at the White House.

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a clear pattern of abuse, intimidation, and manipulation.