House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said on Tuesday that White House border czar Tom Homan is “at the very top” of the list of targets for the incoming Democratic-controlled House oversight committee.
“Tom Homan is at the very top of the list, I think, from the perspective of the oversight committee, wanting to dig in and ask questions about these reckless homeland security policies that this president has moved forward,” Aguilar told the Washington Examiner.
“He’s chiefly responsible for kids getting separated and U.S. citizens being detained and killed. And I think Tom Homan and the rest of the group needs to be held accountable for it,” Aguilar continued.
Aguilar did not say that Homan, who oversees immigration enforcement and border policies across multiple Trump administration agencies, would be subject to impeachment, like War Secretary Pete Hegseth, or any specific accountability action. U.S. law provides that only “the President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States” can be subject to impeachment.
The comments come one day after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced impeachment articles against Hegseth over recent military operations in Iran, Yemen, and Venezuela without prior congressional approval. Following Massie’s introduction of the eight articles, Rep.-elect Richard Ojeda (D-NC) wrote on X that he expects to hold Homan accountable after Hegseth.
“First Hegseth… Then Homan. Belt to a**. HOLD THEM ALL ACCOUNTABLE,” Ojeda wrote.
When asked if there have been any other names floated for impeachment, Aguilar said the House Homeland Security and Oversight panels will decide that at the start of the next Congress.
“The oversight committee and Homeland Security [Committee] will have ample opportunity to have those conversations, and they’ll decide what the agenda is,” Aguilar said.
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At a Democratic caucus press conference on Tuesday, Aguilar reiterated his support for Massie’s impeachment articles against Hegseth, which are also supported by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Flanked by signs that said “affordability” and “accountability,” Aguilar said Democrats would begin with oversight if they retake the House majority, even as he left the door open to impeachment.
“When we are the majority, we are serious about holding people accountable, and that will begin and start early with oversight. But we are not shy to use accountability. But that is not anything that is being discussed at this point,” Aguilar said.