Trump Names Ex-ICE Head Tom Homan as US ‘Border Czar’

 

President-elect Donald Trump will tap his former head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tom Homan, to be the “border czar” in his administration.

Trump announced late Sunday evening that he would make Homan responsible for the southern border, northern border, coastal and air borders. Homan was under consideration to lead the entire Department of Homeland Security, a Senate-confirmed Cabinet position.

“I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders (“The Border Czar”), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders,” Trump said. “Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job.”

Trump’s selection of Homan comes less than a week after he won the presidential election, including the popular vote and all seven swing states.

Trump promised to carry out the largest deportation in U.S. history, vowing to remove the 20 million to 25 million illegal immigrants that he claimed were in the country.

Homan said in an interview on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures that Trump planned to first target illegal immigrants with criminal histories for deportation.

“It’s going to be the worst first,” said Homan, adding that he hasn’t advocated for military involvement.

“It will be a humane operation, but it’s a necessary mass deportation operation.”

Homan’s appointment means he will not need to get Senate confirmation, avoiding an ugly and potentially difficult process given Homan’s loyalty to Trump through the years. As a “czar,” Homan will advise the president on border issues and be the point person on related matters.

Trump attacked Vice President Kamala Harris throughout his campaign as being an ineffective “border czar.” Harris was technically never appointed border czar, but had been tapped by President Joe Biden early on in 2021 to take action that would stop the flow of immigrants illegally entering the country from Central America.

Under Biden, more than 10 million immigrants have been encountered at the nation’s borders, more than any two-term White House administration.

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