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Sep 7, 2025 Tom Homan threatened prosecution of protesters and falsely claimed they were paid to demonstrate Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
A senior official's unfounded claims and threats aimed to delegitimize and criminalize protest against administration policies.
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- Tom Homan threatened prosecution of protesters — Fox News pushed a false narrative that protesters against National Guard deployments were being paid. Deportation Czar Tom Homan appeared on Fox and claimed that protesters would be "prosecuted too" if they were financed from outside, suggesting that the government would investigate and prosecute protest organizers.
- Tom Homan falsely claimed protesters are paid by unnamed sources — On Fox News, Trump's border czar Tom Homan stated without evidence that those protesting the administration's immigration crackdown are "absolutely" being paid to do so, and threatened that those funding the protests "will be prosecuted too." The claim was made without providing any factual basis or evidence.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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Sep 7, 2025 Arizona ethics committee (led by Jake Hoffman) filed a complaint seeking expulsion of a Democratic state senator for reposting an ICE warning Corroborated Institutions and Governance
Using formal ethics procedures to punish protected speech warning constituents of enforcement activity risks weaponizing legislative process against dissent.
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- Arizona Republicans file ethics complaint seeking expulsion of Democratic senator for reposting ICE warning — Arizona Republican state senators, led by Jake Hoffman, filed a formal ethics complaint against Democratic state senator Analise Ortiz for resharing an Instagram post warning of ICE enforcement activity near an elementary school. The complaint seeks her expulsion from the chamber or, alternatively, removal from committees and loss of office and staff. The ethics committee chair referred the complaint to the U.S. attorney's office for potential federal investigation. Ortiz maintains she exercised her First Amendment right to inform constituents of government activity.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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