'I hesitated a minute before I started yelling because I actually think about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room,' Thomas Homan said.
Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan said on Monday that he thought about"beating" Democratic Representative Jesús Garcia during a congressional hearing last week.
During the Friday hearing, Homan was visibly angered as he responded to a line of questioning by Garcia, who is Mexican-American and represents Illinois.
Thomas Homan, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, delivers remarks during a law enforcement roundtable on sanctuary cities held by President Donald Trump at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C.at the"zero-tolerance" migrant family separation policy implemented by the Trump administration until it was struck down by a federal judge last year."Mr.
"Do you not care? Is it because these children do not look like children that are around you? I don't get it. Have you ever held a deceased child in your arms?" Garcia asked. At least five migrant children have died in custody since December.Garcia shot back:"I find your comments disgusting as well, sir."
Homan yelled over the congressman to continue."I've served my country 34 years and yes, I held a five-year-old boy in my arms," he said, claiming he said a prayer for that deceased child."For you to sit there and insult my integrity and my love of my country and for children, that's why this whole thing needs to be fixed.
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