President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that Thomas D. Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will become “border czar” in his next administration.
“Former ICE Director and border control heavyweight Tom Homan will join the Trump Administration and take charge of our nation's borders ('Border Czar'), including but not limited to the southern and northern borders. , all maritime and air security,” President Trump said.
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“I have known Tom for a long time and there is no one better at border security and control. Similarly, Tom Homan is responsible for all deportations of illegal aliens to their countries of origin. “We will,” President Trump continued. “Congratulations to Tom. I believe he will do the great job he has been waiting for for so long.”
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border 911I have proven myself to be an honest law enforcement officer and am unwavering in my beliefs. belief Like other criminals, illegal aliens “should be afraid” of flouting U.S. laws.
President Trump promoted Homan to acting ICE director in January 2017 and later named him director.
According to According to the New York Times, the number of illegal immigrant arrests under Homan's administration from January 22nd to April 29th jumped 38% compared to the previous year under former President Barack Obama. gave He received the government's highest civil service award in 2015.
“These statistics reflect President Trump's commitment to fair and comprehensive enforcement of immigration laws,” Homan said at the time.
Not only did Mr. Homan criticize so-called sanctuary cities and demonstrate a willingness to go after tens of millions of illegal aliens who have smuggled into his homeland, he also helped explode the Democratic Party's family separation issue.
underline The United States has been separating minors and adults at the border for more than 30 years.
“I knelt down, put my hands on the child's head, and prayed.”
When Homan left office in April 2018 without Senate confirmation, former Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen
said,
Under his outstanding leadership, the men and women of ICE have made great strides in restoring the rule of law to our immigration system. Consistent with President Trump's stated priorities, arrests have increased by 40 percent over the past year, evacuations have increased by 30 percent, and the number of MS-13 arrests is the highest since 2008. But perhaps most important to Tom is employee morale. Our performance at ICE is the best we've seen since 2010, and I believe this is largely due to his passionate leadership.
Liberal media has tried in recent years to characterize Mr. Homan as callous;
revealed His desire to eradicate illegal immigration and secure borders by heading to the Atlantic Ocean in 2022 was born not only from a sense of duty to his country and fellow citizens, but also from a sense of humanitarian responsibility towards those wishing to cross the border. said.
In 2003, he was reportedly called to a crime scene in Victoria, Texas, where more than 70 illegal aliens were found crammed into a semi-truck. When the trailer was opened, a dead body fell out. 17 people died, and two more ultimately died. Among the dead was a 5-year-old boy, the same age as Homan's son at the time.
“I knelt down, put my hands on my child's head, and said a prayer, because I can only imagine what the last hours of his life were like and how scary it must have been. He couldn't breathe, he couldn't pitch. He was asking his father for help, but his father wouldn't help him,” Homan said. “What was his father thinking? Was he going to put him in that position? His father probably said, 'I can't believe I did this.' Sho.”
“How much are you willing to sacrifice national security?”
Homan added: “That incident shaped me into who I am today, because it's preventable. We can stop this.”
Homan signaled his continued strength of resolve in an interview on CBS News' “60 Minutes” last month. Asked about the potential cost of deporting 1 million illegal aliens a year, Homan said: “At what cost to national security?”
The former ICE boss also revealed his resistance to emotional manipulation.
Correspondent Cecilia Vega has raised concerns about the potential for families to be separated as a result of mass deportations. Homan reassured Vega that the family could be deported together.
Homan is likely to inherit the position, but former border czar and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris has set the bar incredibly low. After all, she
tens of millions of illegal immigrants Foreign nationals entering the country, including members of terrorist organizations and human traffickers.
Homan
said Over the weekend, Fox News reported that the deportation campaign “will be a targeted, deliberate operation carried out by the men of ICE. The men and women of ICE do this every day. That's what he's good at.''
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