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Donald Trump said that there is nobody better at policing and controlling the US Borders than Tom Homan.
Tom Homan (Photo: AP)
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced that former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tom Homan will join his administration as “Border Czar” and will be in charge of deportation of “illegal aliens back to their country of origin”.
Trump said that Homan will oversee the country’s borders, including immigration, maritime, and aviation security of the country. He highlighted that Homan would be in charge of the US Borders and that “there is nobody better at controlling our borders” than him.
“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 his social media platform Truth Social.
Stating that he has known Homan for a long time, the upcoming US President said, “…and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. 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.”
Who is Tom Homan?
Homan was the ICE director for the first 16 months in Trump’s first term, being the face of the President’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies that deviated from the practice of keeping families together during detention and deportation.
Thousands of undocumented people, including children, were separated from their family members which had drawn severe backlash.
He said in a recent CBS News interview that families could be reported together.
While at ICE, Homan frequently appeared at White House briefings where he backed the arrest of undocumented immigrants.
Earlier in September 2017, he had said that his agency would also arrest undocumented people who came forward to care for these children.
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Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
