Yes, the post’s core claim is accurate. Tom Homan served as Executive Associate Director of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations under Obama (appointed 2013). In 2015, Obama awarded him the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service, with ICE ERO removing over 920,000 individuals during his leadership in that role.
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The media and political treatment differed sharply by administration. Under Obama, coverage was generally neutral or positive toward enforcement actions (including high deportation numbers). Under Trump, as acting ICE Director (2017–2018), Homan faced intense criticism, including Nazi comparisons from some outlets and activists, especially around family separation policies he had earlier discussed.
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This illustrates selective framing more than policy substance alone. Homan was effective at the same core mission (interior enforcement and removals) across both; differences in tone often tracked partisan alignment with the president rather than the mechanics of the work. Replies in the thread correctly note nuances like cooperation levels from states, court dynamics, and visibility, but do not undermine the post’s main point about inconsistent portrayals of the same official.
The only thing we learn from history…
Is that we never learn anything from history