PETER SCHWEIZER: Tom Homan revealed that the raids that sparked the violent LA riots were not for immigration purposes but were part of a criminal investigation into a money laundering scheme and cartel activity

This lends even more credence to the idea that this was a 'shaping operation' on both sides to gauge what the others' reaction would be.

Trump pushes them where it hurts... the money laundering.

Do they call in the rent-a-mobs? Yes.

in short, this was recon. https://t.co/kaOAmBVdA5

— Tom Luongo (Head Sneetch) (@TFL1728) June 10, 2025

Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, revealed that the raids that sparked the violent LA riots were not for immigration purposes. Homan explained that the raids that took place in downtown Los Angeles on Friday were part of a criminal investigation into a money laundering scheme and cartel activity.' It wasn’t an immigration raid. It was to service of three criminal warrants at locations based on a large criminal conspiracy that ICE is investigating,' Homan on MSNBC.