Even before President Donald Trump chose Tom Homan to serve as his border czar, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been a tough-talking advocate for stricter immigration laws.
Now that he is officially on the job, Homan is delivering updates to the American people about how well ICE is carrying out Trump’s MAGA mission.
He brought the receipts to a recent interview with Fox News Channel’s Lawrence Jones, who asked why ICE agents might pay someone a visit under the Trump administration.
Here’s his response, per TheBlaze:
“First, to be in the country illegally, first of all. I mean, there’s nothing in the immigration law that says you’ve got to be convicted of a serious crime to be removed under the INA. So if you’re in the country illegally, ICE can visit you,” Homan made clear.
Homan went on to repeat that while all illegal immigrants are once again subject to deportation, the Trump administration is going to direct the current resources on hand to go after public safety threats.
“And just yesterday, in the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308 serious criminals. Some of them were murderers. Some of them were rapists. Some of them raped a child. Some were a sexual assault of a child. So ICE is doing their job, and they’re prioritizing just as the president said they would. So ICE is performing excellent right now out in the field. And they’re going to continue every day,” he continued.
Homan has already established high expectations for Trump’s second term, as many of his fans have revealed on social media:
This is why Tom Homan is an American hero. Let this man work. pic.twitter.com/7Ey9wAslyo
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 19, 2025
HOLY SH*T 🚨
This woman in Chicago said she is ready to help Tom Homan find and deport illegals. I LOVE THIS
“Whatever we have to do as Chicagoans to assist, we are ready and willing to help” 🔥
Chicago wants their city back
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) January 21, 2025
Tom Homan on his way to Massachusetts pic.twitter.com/W3H47EHNGD
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) January 20, 2025
I hope Tom Homan runs into these fvckers! 🤬 pic.twitter.com/frMrjn1Jhg
— 🇺🇸Steve2A🇺🇸God🇺🇸Family🇺🇸Country🇺🇸 (@lakemonstercl1) January 21, 2025
If Tom Homan needs help with deportations, I volunteer 💯💪 pic.twitter.com/P4FpZWzm6i
— Texas Patriot (@Texasbrn) January 22, 2025
Homan also provided some details about the agency’s operations, as Fox News reported:
“No, it started [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] teams are out there as of today,” Homan said on “America’s Newsroom.” “We gave them direction to prioritize public safety threats that we’re looking for. We’ve been working up the target list.”
The administration has promised to launch a “historic” mass deportation operation, and sources told Fox News Digital that arrests were being planned on “day one.” Some media outlets reported on Friday about an operation in Chicago, but Homan said that was re-evaluated due to the leak of information.
“There was some discussion about Chicago because the specific operational plan was released. So we had to look at and reevaluate, ‘Does this raise officer safety concerns?’ And it does. But we’ve addressed that and teams are out there, effective today,” he said.
As for who will be targeted in the operation, Homan said that the priority are public safety threats, but he has said repeatedly that no-one is “off the table” when it comes to arrests if they’re in the U.S. illegally.
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Here’s a clip of his recent interview as shared on X by the White House:
"In the last twenty-four hours, ICE arrested over 308 serious criminals. Some of them were murderers. Some of them were rapists. Some of them raped a child… ICE is performing excellent right now out in the field, and they're gonna continue every day." – Tom Homan pic.twitter.com/orV0iXcX1j
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 22, 2025
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