Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), testified at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., on September 11, 2019.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced late Sunday night Tom HomanThe former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will become his administration’s “border czar.”
“I am pleased to announce that former ICE Director and border control staunch supporter Tom Homan will join the Trump Administration to be responsible for our nation’s borders (“border czar”), including but not limited to the southern border, northern border Border, all maritime and aviation security,” Trump said in the Truth Society post.
“I’ve known Tom for a long time and no one is better at maintaining and controlling our borders,” the post continued. “Similarly, Tom Homan will be responsible for deporting all illegal aliens back to their countries of origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do an outstanding, long-awaited job.”
Homan is a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative group. He is a contributor to Project 2025’s book The Leadership Mission.
NBC News has reached out to the Heritage Foundation for comment.
He promotes hard-line immigration views The vows I made before “Managing the largest deportation force this country has ever seen.”
Trump often promoted hard-line anti-immigration views during the campaign. sometimes condemn Immigrants are called “poisoning our country’s blood,” “animals,” “gang members,” and compared to the fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter.
“They are rough people, and a lot of times they come from jails, jails, mental hospitals, lunatic asylums,” he said Speaking at a rally in March Immigrants who enter illegally. “You know, Madhouse, that ‘Silence of the Lambs’ thing.”
Homan is the latest person Trump has announced to join his administration. Trump has previously announced His co-campaign manager Suzy Wells will serve as White House chief of staff.
