donald trump announced The president on Sunday appointed former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Thomas Homan as “border czar,” saying Homan will be “responsible for all deportations of illegal aliens to their countries of origin.”
“I’ve known Tom for a long time and there is no one better to secure and manage our border than him,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Homan, Project 2025 contributorsran ICE when Trump first took office in 2017.
During the Trump administration, Homan said:father” As a result of President Trump’s “zero tolerance” border policy, thousands of Unnecessary and inhumane family separation. Many children separated from their parents take months to be reunited with their families. painful image of Children in prison cages Without parents.
He also made threatening statements against immigrants, saying during a 2017 Congressional hearing:you should be worried”
“If you’re in this country illegally and you’ve committed a crime by being in this country, you should be uncomfortable and you should be looking over your shoulder. You should be concerned,” Homan told the House. He said this in testimony before the Appropriations Committee. “There is no population that is exempt from consideration.”
When asked later by CNN if he regretted those comments, Homan said no.
“That needed to be said,” Homan said. said CNN June 2017.
Homan’s first stint in the Trump administration was just 17 months. According to In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Homan said he “retired disappointed because the White House did not move his nomination forward for Senate confirmation.”
But now Homan is back and working hard on President Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations.
In February 2023, before Trump officially became the Republican nominee, Homan boasted to right-wing propagandist Charlie Kirk that he would return to a future Trump administration to help deport immigrants.
“I’m going to carry out the largest deportation operation this country has ever seen,” Homan said. said.
He also spoke at the Republican National Convention in July, declaring: speech“We have a message for the millions of illegal aliens Joe Biden has released into our country…You better start packing now.”
Of course experts say it is. very expensive carry out mass deportation operations at little cost $11,000 per immigrant.
It’s also difficult logistically.
homan said He said on Fox News Sunday that the deportation plan would be a “targeted, deliberate operation by ICE officers.”
But many undocumented immigrants have families in the country legally, and deportation could once again tear families apart.
CBS News asked Homan about this. interview It was aired on “60 Minutes” before the election.
“Is there a way to carry out mass deportations without separating families?” CBS’ Cecilia Vega asked Homan.
Homan replied: Families may also be deported. ”
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