{"id":2412096,"date":"2025-03-10T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-blasts-jasmine-crockett-for-not-knowing-immigration-law\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:31:02","slug":"tom-homan-blasts-jasmine-crockett-for-not-knowing-immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-blasts-jasmine-crockett-for-not-knowing-immigration-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Homan blasts Jasmine Crockett for not knowing immigration law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-homan-blasts-jasmine-crockett-for-not-knowing-immigration-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent exchange on Fox \u200bBusiness&#8217;s\u2062 *Varney &#038; Co.*, former ICE director Tom Homan criticized Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) for her misunderstanding of immigration law,\u2063 specifically regarding \u200cthe legality\u200d of entering the \u200dU.S. illegally.\u200b Crockett echoed a statement from Rep.\u200b Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2062 (D-NY)\u200b claiming it is\u200d not\u2064 a criminal offense to enter\u200c the country without authorization. Homan refuted \u2064this,\u200c citing Title \u2062VIII of the United States Code 1325, which designates illegal entry as a criminal\u2063 violation. \u2063He \u2062expressed concern over lawmakers&#8217; lack of understanding of the laws\u200d they \u2064enact, emphasizing the importance of\u2062 enforcing immigration statutes. This debate comes amid heightened discussions on\u200c immigration policies, as thousands \u200dhave \u2062encountered issues at the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">southwestern border recently<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tom Homan blasts &lsquo;pathetic&rsquo; Jasmine Crockett for not knowing immigration law<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Border czar <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-homan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tom Homan<\/a> mocked Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) for her misinterpretation of immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>As Homan&rsquo;s mass deportation plan is taking place across the country, Democratic lawmakers have been defending illegal immigrants. Crockett repeated a phrase from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on MSNBC News this week, saying, &ldquo;It is not a criminal violation to enter the country illegally,&rdquo; and Homan responded to her on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Varney &amp; Co.<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3342105\/trump-dhs-debuts-phone-app-illegal-immigrants-self-deport\/\">Trump DHS debuts phone app for illegal immigrants to self-deport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3341679\/anna-giaritelli-fields-questions-on-border\/\">Five takeaways as Anna Giaritelli fields questions from C-SPAN viewers on border<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3336353\/greg-abbott-border-buoys-pay-off-nearly-sank-under-biden\/\">Abbott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-border-buoys-pay-off-after-nearly-sinking-under-biden-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas border buoys pay off after nearly sinking under Biden - Washington Examiner\">border buoys scheme pays<\/a> off after nearly sinking under Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a crime to enter the&nbsp;country illegally on Title VIII of the United States Code 1325. It&rsquo;s&nbsp;really pathetic that any member&nbsp;of Congress don&rsquo;t understand what&nbsp;the law says. They wrote the law. They&nbsp;enacted the law. It was signed by a president,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;It is a&nbsp;criminal violation to enter the&nbsp;country illegally.&nbsp;If you&rsquo;ve entered prior, it&rsquo;s a&nbsp;felony.&nbsp;I&rsquo;ve been saying this for I&nbsp;don&rsquo;t know how long on your show, and&nbsp;I had to educate AOC years ago during a hearing that&nbsp;it&rsquo;s a crime to enter illegally,&nbsp;and we will enforce those laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031490\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1899111797761724440 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Crockett graduated from the University of Houston Law Center. Before she ran for Congress, she started her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-law-firm-fined-for-illegal-donations-to-failed-democratic-candidate\/\" title=\"Illinois ... Firm Fined for Illegal Donations to Failed Democratic Candidate\">personal injury law firm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3337693\/vance-visits-us-mexico-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VANCE TO VISIT US-MEXICO&nbsp;BORDER&nbsp;IN FIRST TRIP AS VICE PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of February, there have been over 8,300 encounters with migrants at the southwestern&nbsp;border&nbsp;since the start of the year. This follows three years in which upward of 150,000 people attempted to cross.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3296635\/tom-homan-significant-difference-border-trump-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to Homan, the stark change happened during the first two days of the second Trump administration, when only 766 apprehensions were reported on the southwestern&nbsp;border. Previously, there were as many as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3322258\/kristi-noem-celebrates-decreased-border-crossings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10,000 a day<\/a>&nbsp;under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031490\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031490\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Homan criticizes Rep. 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