The Department of Justice investigates Trump’s critics — but not his allies.
Undercover FBI agents recorded Trump’s border czar Tom Homan receiving $50,000 in cash and agreeing to help secure government contracts, but the investigation was dropped, reportedly due to insufficient evidence.
Some said the case ended before enough evidence could be collected.
Although there’s an FBI recording of the meeting, the White House denied Homan took the money but did not explain his presence at the meeting. The premature end of the case should raise concerns about the real motivation behind the Justice Department’s inaction.
Attorney General Pam Bondi keeps saying that no one is above the law. We should change that to “no one except Trump’s allies.”
Mario Signorello, Port St. Lucie
Racial profiling at DHS
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem recently called a federal judge “an idiot” for granting an injunction because the government’s roving patrols in California were picking up people off the streets with no warrants and without any reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
Noem’s subordinate, Tom Homan, the ICE “border czar,” is responsible for the masked, hooded and armed thugs who have been carrying out the sweeps and raids that deposit the mostly non-white victims in cages and prison camps (e.g., Alligator Alcatraz).
Homan claims his agents do not need probable cause to take these men and women into custody. That is untrue. He admits that the victims of ICE’s roving patrols are being identified based upon location, occupation and their “physical appearance.” That’s racial profiling.
Who can blame immigrant landscapers, housekeepers and workers in hospitality, construction, farming, sanitation and restaurants if they stop showing up for work just to avoid Noem and Homan’s goons?
David Kahn, Boca Raton
Senior poverty is growing
President Trump went on Truth Social to suggest that ICE and local police should actively hunt down immigrants to remove them. But it is important to consider the impact of that on the health care sector, where almost half of health care workers in Florida are immigrants.
Florida faces a significant shortage of nearly 60,000 nurses by 2035. Recent immigration detentions have exacerbated this crisis, leading to increased workloads and potential compromises in resident care and safety.
As more seniors retire to Florida, the demand for health care services is expected to rise. But if immigrant caregivers are deported, it creates challenges for retirees and their families.
Adult children may have to deplete their savings or incur substantial debt to provide care, which can strain their financial well-being. The unpaid caregiving burden often falls on family members, particularly women, who are often referred to as the “sandwich generation.” They are sacrificing their own economic security and future prospects to care for their parents and children.
Consequently, Florida has seen a spike in senior poverty, with a nearly 10% rise in homelessness among women in their 60s, 70s and older in recent years. Some women are forced to live in their cars. Given this, it’s understandable why some retirees might reconsider moving to Florida.
Sheila Jaffe, Boca Raton
Leave open carry alone
This news story (Bill seeks to clarify open carry ruling, Sept. 30) seemed to be written to instigate ignorance of law.
It was made very clear that under Chapter 790 of the Florida statutes, all restricted places listed (jails, courthouses, government buildings, polling places etc.) apply to open carry and permit-less carry.
Why a bill is needed to reiterate that is a waste of taxpayers’ time and money and intended for grandstanding and sensationalizing something illogical to begin with.
In all honesty, the anti-gun folks should be more worried about people who conceal carry than open carry. If a person is openly carrying, chances are they’re not up to something nefarious as they aren’t trying to hide anything.
David Kowalsky, Fort Lauderdale
The writer is a firearms instructor and is affiliated with Florida Gun and Gold.
(Editor’s Note: The bill referred to in this letter, HB 63, was filed by a Broward legislator, Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, D-Parkland).
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