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Conversely, more restrained voices like Border Patrol Chief Tom Homan and ICE Director Todd Lions emphasize focusing on criminal aliens and individuals with final deportation orders. This perspective prioritizes targeting individuals who pose a criminal threat or are already mandated for removal, rather than mass arrests of broader categories such as those at Home Depot or car washes.

Escalating Border Enforcement Tactics

Border Patrol's tactics have become increasingly confrontational and public-facing, with multiple viral videos illustrating their aggressive approach. In August, footage emerged showing agents packing into a Penske truck in Los Angeles before rushing into a local Home Depot to detain 16 individuals, dubbed by Commander Greg Bavino as "Operation Trojan Horse."