President-elect Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday he wants Congress to provide funding and 100,000 beds for migrants to support the largest deportation operation in history.
“We need Congress to fund this,” Homan told CNN's Caitlan Collins on “The Source,” adding that since he doesn't know “what the budget is,” he doesn't know how much. He said he did not know whether the number of immigrants would move. be expelled.
He noted that he doesn't have complete access to the data, given that President Trump has not yet taken office, adding, “We don't know how many resources we have, how much money it takes to buy a bed. I don't know if that's the case,” he added. , you don't know how much money you need to buy a transportation contract. ”
Homan argued that Americans have voted for additional funding for deportations since they elected Trump president, and that Congress should pass additional funding through reconciliation.
“We need at least 100,000 beds,” he continued, adding that the more deportation offers there are, the more migrants the Trump administration can detain and deport.
“On the first day, ICE offices across the county will be on the streets,” he added.
Homan said the military will also be asked to provide planes to transport migrants back across the border, but will not arrest them.
Homan said the operation would “cost” at least $86 billion, but argued it would ultimately save taxpayers money because immigrants would no longer receive federal aid.
Homan said he didn't have a specific number in mind, adding: “We want to arrest as many illegal immigrants as possible.”
President Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history from his first day in office on January 20, threatening countries with “no deals” if they refuse to allow their citizens to return to their countries.
