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New York Times reference to firing of Sally Yates

The inclusion of the New York Times article, at present note no 8, on the firing of acting Attorney General Sally Yates, and the mysterious incorporation into the note of a quotation from it referring to Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre should likely be removed, as it seems not to refer at all to Homans, and the quotation is irrelevant to this Wikipedia entry. Actio (talk) 16:16, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Neither can I see any reason not to just delete the NYT 1/30/2017 Lichtblau, et al. reference. It isn't pertinent and adds nothing to the paragraph to which it's attached. Rt3368 (talk) 16:56, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading interpretation of cited article

In the final article of this page, we find the following assertion:

> He stated that despite committing a crime by entering the country illegally, illegal immigrants do not commit more crimes than the rest of the population in the U.S.

However, in the Business Insider article that is cited for this assertion, we find this:

> "Did I say aliens commit more crimes than US citizens? I didn't say that," Homan told reporters at an off-camera briefing. "I'm saying, number one, they're in the country illegally. They already committed one crime by entering the country illegally. But when they commit a crime against a citizen of this country, they draw our attention."

This is intentionally misleading. He did not make any such statement and the current wording of this Wikipedia article suggests an entirely different meaning. I hate to say it, but this sounds like politically-charged vandalism. I have added a Failed verification tag to this sentence.

64.124.125.2 (talk) 19:47, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Leftists actively trying to rewrite history 2601:18C:8203:D960:3149:5918:DDB4:BAD1 (talk) 03:16, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In depth interviews on CNN with Wolf Blitzer

June 19 2018 Wikipietime (talk) 21:24, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

what does "Fixed flash information" mean?

https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Homan&diff=prev&oldid=1238072034

Within the Trump administration, he was among the most strident proponents of separating children from their parents as a means of deterring illegal entry into the country

is adequately sourced and should be restored

the reference to "Mr. Homan" is a bit telling

https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Homan&diff=prev&oldid=1238064690 soibangla (talk) 01:37, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

if the IP editor or others do not respond with a reasonable explanation within 48 hours, I will interpret the removal as a politically motivated drive-by and restore it, as the subject is a potential candidate for a very controversial government position soibangla (talk) 06:41, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Motivation for family separations

The opening paragraph states that the policy of family separations is motivated by a desire to prevent human trafficking in addition to the obvious motivation of deterring certain types of immigration. This reads as speculative and unnecessary addition. After checking, I can see that the article cited explicitly contradicts the claim:

"A damage-control working group developed fact sheets suggesting, without evidence, that most of the separated children were trafficking victims, according to two people who were present."

The motivation of deterrence from immigration is clear. The motivation to prevent human trafficking is contradicted by the article cited and reads as speculation. Removed. Optimister (talk) 17:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The use of the word "proponent" seems really out of place. I don't recall anything I've seen, heard, or read where Homan actually suggests separating families could, should, or would be used as a tool. If anything, doing so would be a side-effect that should be viewed as a possibility - just as a father going to prison would separate him from his family...which is a statement of fact. 2601:703:4101:69D0:3CEF:FC4:B8A6:577E (talk) 07:32, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Use of the term "czar"

While the term "czar" is qualified with a point of information, it strikes me that designating any individual as a "Czar" in the info capsule is seriously misleading to an average viewer. At the very least the term czar should be in quotes "czar" to indicate that the term is used informally and does not have any official standing. 76.174.40.248 (talk) 22:46, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm not sure that it's really an official title he holds and it easily could confuse someone as to what his position actually is Qqars (talk) 15:09, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What's a Border Czar? Is he not Director of Homeland Security?

What's a Border Czar? Is he not Director of Homeland Security? Alexysun (talk) 04:34, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Border Czar is an informal title for people tasked with managing the border but don't have an official government position Qqars (talk) 15:10, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Noem was nominated for that position. Most likely, like "D.O.G.E." a "czar" position may very well be created. 2601:703:4101:69D0:3CEF:FC4:B8A6:577E (talk) 07:36, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]