President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Homan said if the allegations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer are true, "I don't think he should ever have cleared vetting." He told CNN: "There's several things under review. The training is under review. I know this specific case, as far as the vetting, is under review by the internal affairs section."
Questions about the Department of Homeland Security's rush to hire, train and deploy thousands of new ICE officers to carry out Trump's immigration crackdown have come into stark focus after back-to-back fatal shootings of immigrants in Maine and Houston. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a pause in vehicle stops after the fatal Maine shooting, but Trump almost immediately reversed course and insisted the stops resume.
Homan said that "changes have been made" and that acting ICE director David Venturella has issued a new directive that body-worn cameras must be in use if officers make a vehicle stop.