(news nation) — border czar of the incoming Trump administration Tom Homan Talk to NewsNation Ali Bradley There is no “price tag” on . mass deportation It was planned by the incoming administration, citing “national security” concerns.
“What's the price for national security? I don't think there's a price tag on that,” Homan said. “What price are you going to pay for the thousands of American mothers and fathers who have buried their children? You want to talk about family separation. They should be here. We buried children because they were murdered by undocumented immigrants. I don't put a price on national security. I don't put a price on American lives. I won't attach it.”
Homan also defended the $86 billion price tag for mass deportations, saying it would save American taxpayers money in the future.
“This surgery will cost a lot of money,” he admitted. “But in the long run, taxpayers will save a lot of money. Now we have free flights, free hotel rooms, free health care, free meals, billions of dollars in education systems.” is also spent.”
But Homan said they also need support from Congress.
“We need more resources. We need funding. Of course we need to buy more detention beds. Because everyone we arrest, we have to work on clearance operations, we need travel documents. “We need more detention beds,” Homan said.
Homan said the Trump administration does not intend to separate families, but rather deport them together. He said the administration is considering using half houses to house children of U.S.-born illegal immigrants.
“It's going to be a difficult situation for American children because they're not going to change their American citizenship,” he said. “This means they will either be placed in a quarantine facility or they will stay at home and wait for officers to make travel arrangements and come back to pick up their families.The best option for families is voluntary deportation. You know that.”
Homan also targeted birthright citizenship, saying that just because a child is a U.S. citizen doesn't mean illegal immigrants are “exempt from our laws.”
“We can't send that message,” he said. “Because if we do that, we will never solve the border crisis.”
