The California Governor's Press Office posted on X between 2:45 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. UTC on Jan. 11, 2026, condemning ICE and CBP for firing chemical rounds into protesters' faces during immigration enforcement operations, stating 'everyone, including protesters, has the right to be free from excessive force' and warning 'ICE & CBP, you’ve been warned.' Tom Homan, former acting ICE director, defended the agencies in a post on X during the same 59-minute window, stating ICE conducts 'targeted operations to enforce federal immigration laws...with the utmost professionalism' and that deportations are determined by law and judges, not agents. A separate post on X claimed ICE receives training from the Israel Defense Forces and maintains an office in Israel, citing the agency's website. These statements follow Department of Homeland Security announcements on Jan. 10 that lawbreakers departed Minneapolis on deportation flights and a reported attack on Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara by anti-ICE rioters, as posted on X in prior hours. Separately, a UK-based post citing The Telegraph reported over the past hour that the UK government is coordinating with Canada and Australia to ban X over concerns with Grok, aiming to send a message to Elon Musk.
