WASHINGTON – The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this on Sunday evening Tom HomanFormer Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Who supported Trump? controversial “zero tolerance” policyywill be the “border tsar” of his administration.
“I am pleased to announce that former ICE Director and Border Patrol stalwart Tom Homan will be in charge of the Trump Administration, including, but not limited to, our Nation’s Borders (“Border Czar”). Southern Border, Northern Border, all Maritime and Aviation Security,” Trump told Truth Social.
“I have known Tom for a long time and there is no one better at managing and monitoring our borders,” the post continued. “Similarly, Tom Homan will be responsible for the Deportation of all Illegal Aliens to their Countries of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic and long overdue job.”
Homan is pushing for tough immigration deals and swore before “managing the largest deportation force this country has ever seen”.
He is one an early supporter The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy has caused thousands of families to be separated at the southern border. Trump he finally signed In 2018, an executive order repealed the family separation policy following public protests.
In interview On CBS’ “60 Minutes” in October, Homan was asked if there was a way to carry out mass deportations without separating families.
“Of course there is. Families can be deported together,” he answered.
Homan is a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative group. He was the author of Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership. He is also the president and CEO of Border911, a nonprofit group that warns of the potential threat posed by undocumented immigrants.
NBC News has reached out to Border911 and The Heritage Foundation for comment on Homan.
“This is going to be a well-targeted, well-planned operation by the men of ICE. The men and women of ICE do this every day. They’re good at it,” Homan said Sunday. Fox News interviewHe added that the deportations would be a “humanitarian operation”.
Trump often espoused hardline, anti-immigrant views during the campaign. sometimes he scolds describes migrants as “poisoning the blood of our country”, “animals”, “gang members” and compares them to the fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter.
“They are rough people in many cases from jails, prisons, mental institutions, insane asylums,” he said. he said at the March rallywe are talking about migrants who entered the country illegally. “You know, madhouses, it’s the theme of ‘Silence of the Lambs.’
Homan is the latest person Trump has announced to join his administration. There was Trump announced before His co-campaign manager, Susie Wiles, will serve as White House chief of staff.