{"id":2461646,"date":"2025-07-14T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-turns-tables-on-anti-ice-heckler-interrupting-his-speech-at-student-summit\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:29:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:29:18","slug":"tom-homan-turns-tables-on-anti-ice-heckler-interrupting-his-speech-at-student-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-turns-tables-on-anti-ice-heckler-interrupting-his-speech-at-student-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Homan Turns Tables on Anti-ICE Heckler Interrupting His Speech at Student Summit"},"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\">26<\/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-turns-tables-on-anti-ice-heckler-interrupting-his-speech-at-student-summit%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=2461646&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>At the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, Border Czar Tom Homan was interrupted by a heckler during his speech. Homan was criticizing the Biden governance for releasing migrants to NGOs at a higher cost despite available space in ICE detention centers, suggesting the administrationS intent was to delay deportation hearings. The heckler held up a photoshopped image accusing Homan of MS-13 gang affiliation,referencing the Trump administration&#8217;s highlighting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-writer-shares-compassion-for-shirtless-gang-members\/\" title=\"WaPo Writer Shares Compassion For Shirtless Gang Members\">gang-related tattoos<\/a> on an immigrant. Homan sharply rebuked the protester, questioning his courage and mocking his appearance, which drew strong applause from the audience. Security escorted the heckler out as homan continued to rally the crowd with patriotic chants.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Border Czar Tom Homan tore into a heckler who interrupted his speech at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, which took place in Tampa, Florida, over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Homan was making a point about how the Biden administration actively sought to make Immigration and Customs Enforcement&rsquo;s job harder by releasing migrants to non-governmental organizations at $500 per night, when there was space for many of them to be held at ICE facilities at a far cheaper price to taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did they do that?&rdquo; he asked the audience. &ldquo;Because they know if they&rsquo;re in ICE detention, they&rsquo;re getting a hearing within 40 days. Ninety percent lose their case, [and] they get sent home. That&rsquo;s not what they wanted. They&rsquo;re playing the long game.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At this point, a heckler stood up and held up an enlarged picture of Homan, which showed him with &ldquo;MS-13&rdquo; photoshopped onto his knuckles, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5399518-trump-border-czar-homan-heckler-response-tpusa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has pointed to El Salvadoran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-reveals-disturbing-new-discovery-kilmar-abrego-garcias-past-country-safer-gone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/a> hand tattoos as proof that he is affiliated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-ice-release-reports-on-border-arrests-seizures\/\" title=\"CBP, ICE release reports on border arrests, seizures\">violent gang<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The protester yelled out to Homan, &ldquo;Are you an MS-13 member? It says so on here,&rdquo; pointing to his poster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST IN: Tom Homan DEMOLISHES a heckler interrupting his speech at TPUSA<\/p>\n<p>HOMAN: &ldquo;This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >guy doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have the balls to be an ICE officer!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ONLY thing that surprises me is that he doesn&rsquo;t have purple hair and a nose ring&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I GUARANTEE you this guy sits down to pee&rdquo; &#129315;&#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tEQEyGICS3\">pic.twitter.com\/tEQEyGICS3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1944168174997352620?\">July 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got a question for you,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-sends-reality-check-zohran-mamdani-good-luck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homan<\/a> responded. &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t you come up here and hand me that picture? Bring it. Bring it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The crowd roared its approval for the Trump official&rsquo;s retort.<\/p>\n<p>He then began leading them in chants of &ldquo;USA, USA &hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan told the audience that there are &ldquo;morons&rdquo; like the heckler all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This guy ain&rsquo;t got the balls to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-john-fetterman-turns-party-inappropriate-outrageous-treatment-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE<\/a> officer,&rdquo; he asserted. &ldquo;This guy lives in his mother&rsquo;s basement. The only thing that surprises me is he don&rsquo;t have purple hair and a nose ring.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get out of here, you loser,&rdquo; Homan added, as the heckler, who was dressed in a shirt that read, &ldquo;I identify as Ultra MAGA,&rdquo; was being led out of the convention room by security.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tom Homan v. heckler at TPUSA Student Action Summit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aMlZMFhkB3\">pic.twitter.com\/aMlZMFhkB3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libbyemmons\/status\/1944437808455623029?\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re such a badass, meet me offstage in 13 minutes and 50 seconds,&rdquo; Homan said to the protester in a parting verbal shot.<\/p>\n<p>He then turned to the audience and said, &ldquo;I guarantee you he sits down to pee. 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