Border Czar Tom Homan said that the FBI leaked information about upcoming raids that would target illegal immigrants and said that those responsible would go to jail.
“We think it’s coming from inside,” he said, speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News on Tuesday, referring to leaks to the media about recent ICE raids in Colorado.
Homan also said that the FBI was to blame for the leak of information about a big raid that is going to happen in California before the end of the month. He said, “Some of the information we are receiving tends towards the FBI.”
It is said that the raid was so big that FBI and DEA agents are being sent to help ICE agents.
Homan said it was “only a matter of time” before the leaks hurt officers. He said it was possible that “bad guys” were waiting for the officers to arrive and set them up.
Hannity asked Homan how certain he was that the FBI is involved, who replied, “I talked to the deputy attorney general this week and they’ve opened up a criminal investigation. He thinks the information is coming from [the FBI].”
Criminal investigations are taking place to try and identify those responsible for leaking information about the raids, he said.
“We’ll let that investigation play out,” he said, adding, “But some of the leads point that way.”
If the leakers are caught, Homan threatened that “not only will this person lose their job [and] they will lose their pension, they will go to jail, they’re going to criminally prosecute,” he said.
WATCH:
Homan has made it clear that he’s furious after details involving a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Aurora, Colo., were allegedly leaked.
Homan provided more information about the purported leak last week with Fox News host Harris Faulkner and was clearly not happy about the incident while also vowing to act in response.
