Fox's first appearance: A law enforcement group made up of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials supports President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead his immigration team next year as he aims to launch an ambitious mass deportation plan. announced that it was doing so. Police officers are “in high spirits.”
In a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, the National Association of ICE Officers' Board of Directors expressed its “strong support” for the appointment of former acting ICE Director Thomas Homan as border czar and for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's nomination. ” has been expressed. He will lead the Department of Homeland Security.
“Former Chief Homan is one of us and knows exactly what it takes to accomplish our mission and keep our communities safe,” the statement said.
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On Thursday, September 8, 2022, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents searched a home in Los Angeles in an effort to apprehend an illegal immigrant with a criminal record. (Irrfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The group is a newly formed law enforcement organization for ICE members working in ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division. It was established this year and aims to become the agency's exclusive union.
The group similarly praised Noem's selection as a candidate for the Department of Homeland Security.
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“As one of America's toughest governors and someone who has kept the public safe, we are confident that Governor Noem will do our job and bring about the changes we desperately need to protect the American people. “We have complete and utter confidence in this,” the group said.
“The men and women of ICE ERO are fired up and ready to work.”
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ICE will be in the spotlight next year as the Trump administration moves to ramp up deportations of illegal immigrants across the United States. The transition team has already Significant expansion of detention To facilitate operations, more beds were added near metropolitan areas to expand capacity.
These efforts have already drawn significant opposition from Democratic officials in some states. The governors of Illinois, Arizona and Massachusetts said they would not support the administration in this operation. However, some republican states Texas has offered to help by providing more than 1,400 acres of land for mass deportations near the border.
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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem gestures and speaks at the Calvin Coolidge Foundation conference at the Library of Congress on February 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reported last week that President-elect Trump is expected to make an announcement soon about who he will choose to lead ICE. The transition team is understood to be looking for someone with a deep law enforcement background to lead a law enforcement agency.
