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A journalist once asked Tom Homan if there was a way to deport people without separating families. “Of course there is,” he said. “Families can be deported together.”
Tom Homan was a longtime Border Patrol agent and became President Donald Trump’s acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2017 to 2018. Now, President Trump says Mr. Homan will be “border czar.”
This is not an official position, but Mr. Trump spelled out the role.
[T]here 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.
It is unclear whether Mr. Homan will need Senate confirmation.
Mr. Homan was President Barack Obama’s executive associate director of enforcement and removal. He was honored for that work, receiving the Presidential Rank Award in 2015. A 2016 Washington Post story had rave reviews from colleagues. “Thomas Homan deports people,” it began. “And he’s really good at it.”
Despite his comment that families could be deported “together,” Mr. Homan is supposedly one of those most responsible for “family separation.” This is a propaganda term; it is “family separation” when criminals are arrested and their children aren’t thrown into a cell with them. Illegal immigration shouldn’t be different, but media and Democrats called this uniquely vile.
A 2022 Atlantic story about Mr. Homan was scathing. It describes a program called Operation Streamline in which adults who violated immigration law were prosecuted, not simply processed and released:
Homan said he wanted to apply the perceived lessons of Operation Streamline to migrant families, by prosecuting parents who crossed the border illegally with their children. Though many of these families came to the U.S. seeking asylum, under this new model they would be treated as criminals. Homan explained that the parents would be taken into federal criminal custody, just like with Operation Streamline — only this time the process would trigger an automatic family separation. . . .
This makes Tom Homan the father of what might be the Trump administration’s most controversial policy. “Most parents don’t want to be separated,” Homan told me recently. “I’d be lying to you if I didn’t think that would have an effect.”
Mr. Homan says he was saving lives: “The goal was to stop the madness, stop the death, stop the rape, stop the children dying, stop the cartels doing what they’re doing.”
In 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Mr. Homan of recommending “family separation,” to which he replied that he recommended “zero tolerance.” He argued that anyone who breaks the law is “separated” from his family. “[It’s] the same as it is with every U.S. citizen parent [who] gets arrested when they’re with a child. If I get arrested for [DUI] and I have a young child in the car, I’m going to be separated.” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez argued that those seeking asylum are not committing any crimes, but Mr. Homan shot back that they are if they are not doing it through a port of entry “it’s Violation 8, United States Code 1325.”
Mr. Homan is one of the contributors to Project 2025, the conservative “Mandate for Leadership” and policy program. It argues that illegal immigration should be “ended, not mitigated” and the border “sealed, not reprioritized.” Project 2025 also argues for abolishing DHS and redistributing its functions to different agencies, and for establishing a new department to control the border. Mr. Trump has not commented on such a sweeping reorganization.
Nonetheless, Mr. Homan has mentioned policies Mr. Trump presumably does support. After the election, he said that “worksite operations have to happen,” meaning that businesses that hire illegals can expect federal agents. He argued this was a humanitarian policy because “most victims of sex trafficking and forced labor trafficking” are found at worksites.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Colorado Governor Jared Polis are discussing a blue-state coalition called “Governors Safeguarding Democracy” to resist deportation. Governor Pritzker said that Illinois police would not help with raids nor would he allow use of the National Guard. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also vowed resistance and claimed President Trump’s “attack” on illegal immigrants also was against “black families” — and that it may be anti-Semitic.
Mr. Homan has little patience with so-called sanctuary cities: “If you’re not going to help us, get the hell out of our way. . . . [W]e may have to double the number of agents we send. We’re going to do the job with or without you.” He called sanctuary cities “sanctuaries for criminals.” New York City police officers described as “fed up” with the migrant crime problem are praising his appointment.
Mr. Homan also is encouraging “self-deportation,” though only of those who will not be booted right away. “Criminals and gang members get no grace period,” he said. “While we’re out prioritizing the public safety threats and national security threats, if you want to self-deport, you should self-deport, because, again, we know who you are, and we’re going to come and find you.” As for criminals, “You came to this country illegally, which is a crime. You committed crimes against United States citizens, some heinous crimes. You get no grace period. So we’re coming for you.” Mr. Homan has denied reports that the Trump Administration would deport legal immigrants or citizens. It’s unclear why anyone would think it would.
Under Operation Wetback, most illegals left after the initial shock of enforcement. The Trump Administration may be hoping for a similar effect so it can avoid tear-jerking stories on television. Mr. Homan may be strong enough to withstand a media offensive, but what Secretary-Designate of Homeland Security Kristi Noem can endure remains unknown.
Mr. Homan has been loyal to Donald Trump. “He created the most secure border in our history,” Mr. Homan said of the President at the 2024 RNC. “And guess what? He’s gonna do it again.” He said that of the six presidents he served over the course of his 34-year career, only President Trump secured the border, despite promises from all the rest. He warned drug cartels in Mexico that President Trump is “going to wipe you from the face of the Earth.” In July, Mr. Homan said there will be no more “catch and release” and that a “strong” President Trump will force reluctant countries to take their citizens back.
The Huffington Post said that Tom Homan went to a “white supremacist event,” referring to AFPAC 2022, hosted by Nick Fuentes. Mr. Homan left the event without speaking and claimed he did not know what the group was about. “I’m not saying that this is a bad group,” he said. He simply “didn’t know.”
WIRED is upset about an event where Mr. Homan did speak, the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival, where he pulled no punches: “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the first administration in the history of this nation who unsecured a border on purpose. This isn’t an accident, this isn’t incompetence, this is by design, folks . . . . They obviously perceive a future political advantage, thinking maybe they are future Democratic voters.” Mr. Homan called this the “great white replacement theory”: “These millions of people that are released into sanctuary cities across this country who will be counted in the next census, which means what? More seats in the House for the Dems. They’ll own the House forever. This is what they want. They sold this country out for future political power. And to me, that’s treasonous. There’s no other excuse for it.”
If that was the plan, it didn’t work. Tom Homan has the experience and the credibility to carry out mass deportations. The Administration will begin with the easiest cases: gang members and those already under deportation orders. The Trump White House may count on migrants getting the message and leaving. What if they don’t? Only then will we see what Tom Homan is made of — and if other officials, including the President, will back him up. For now, he is one of President Trump’s most promising personnel choices.
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“on of the most promising”
maybe. possibly. But based on Trumpstein’s past performance, it will not matter:
most likely therely be some token token raids here and there (just like last time), seizing a few hundred – or a few thousand – illegals. Who will be sent back across the now vaporized border. Most will be back in-country in a matter of days, if not hours. Then by degrees, it will all fade away…….does anybody here actually think:
that the Republiscams are going to deport all the tens of millions of cheap labor units that they’ve brought into the country to drive down wages? Or the demonrats all the tens of milllions of White-replacement units?
better think again.
What can one say say , of this world , that
hasn’t already been said. ‘we ain’t seen nothin
yet, ba ba ba baby, we ain’t seen nothin yet “.
Immigration is only one spoke in the wheel.
The work to be done is unimaginable.
We’re supposedly 80 yrs. behind in infrastructure?
I. Q. has fallen 15 points the last century?
Autism, obesity, depression …etc… way up?
Thank God that we’re a religious people…
Founded upon biblical principles…
With divine grace and guidance… wholely.
A modern day Eliot Ness?
Let’s look at Trump record on immigration.
Change in the foreign-born population, thousands per month.
From +43.9 thousand per month when Trump was elected to +45.8 thousand per month in November 2020. You can say Biden is worse, but you can’t say Trump was great. He just was less bad.
See this report for more details.
https://winepressnews.com/2024/03/28/new-study-estimates-us-has-13-7-million-illegal-aliens-37-increase-since-biden-took-office-larger-than-33-states-individual-populations/
At no point during Trump’s first term were the people satisfied with level of immigration into the country, always below 50% satisfaction.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/217972/satisfaction-with-the-level-of-immigration-into-the-us/
Correction: the first graph is foreign-born population in the US in millions. It went from 43.9 million when Trump was elected to 45.8 million in November 2020.
Have you noticed any mass deportations of illegals by Trump?
Now he’s again saying the exact same thing, that he will do mass deportations. Will he? Maybe he will Lock Her Up and Drain The Swamp too, while he’s at it?
“”….Arguments about immigration will always be with us. But it’s important to understand that the real issue isn’t freedom for immigrants – it’s your freedom.
Immigrants will continue to stream into this country, legally or illegally, so long as there’s a Welcome Wagon waiting at the border – offering free education, free health care, free welfare and a free lunch. We need to put the Welcome Wagon out of business, so only people looking for freedom will want to come here.
Until then, no law, no policy, no border patrol will stop the flood of illegals.”
From: “The Immigration Scam” :
https://onebornfree-mythbusters.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-immigration-scam-by-harry-browne.html?m=0
And besides all that, the federal government has _ZERO_ constitutional authority to be involved in immigration in any way, shape, or form ; the word “immigration” appears _nowhere_ in the US Constitution! 😏
Regards, onebornfree
Maybe he will get around to finally building the wall. LOL.
Getting excited about campaign promises is equivalent to partaking in that low brow Power Slap fad doing it’s rounds.
“Deportation” of a criminal = A $5,000 fine.” Same thing. That’s because he will pay $5,000 to a cartel and be right back here. The best strategy is to make use of the nightmarish supermax prison. You would only need to use it sparingly, because the word would get around. Criminals already here, fearing arrest and a long long long long term at the federal supermax, would self-deport. Also, you use the same tactic to apprehend a number of newly arriving invaders right at the border, as they arrive, whether they were a criminal in the past or not. Their crime is entering illegally, and off they go to the Supermax…. To watch religious programming on their small black-and-white TV in their isolation cell sitting on the concrete stool that doesn’t move.
Mr. Homan has little patience with so-called sanctuary cities: “If you’re not going to help us, get the hell out of our way. . . . [W]e may have to double the number of agents we send. We’re going to do the job with or without you.” He called sanctuary cities “sanctuaries for criminals.” New York City police officers described as “fed up” with the migrant crime problem are praising his appointment.
I say:
Treasonous Rat Joe Biden is using SANCTUARY CITIES for ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS to attack and destroy the safety, security and sovereignty of the American people.
The JEW/WASP Ruling Class of the American Empire has been using SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS to aid and abet the illegal alien invader INVASION of the USA.
Remember, both the Democrat Party and the Republican Party are full of treasonous scum who push mass legal immigration, mass illegal immigration and amnesty for illegal alien invaders.
Rudy Giuliani is such a scumbag treasonite that he aided and abetted the ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADER invasion of the USA by pushing New York City as a SANCTUARY CITY for illegal alien invaders.
Republican Party politician whore Rudy Giuliani kept the SANCTUARY CITY for ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS policy in action when he was the mayor of New York City.
I confronted Rudy Giuliani about his efforts to continue to keep New York City a “sanctuary city” for illegal alien invaders. I asked Giuliani about why he was allowing illegal alien invaders to run wild in New York City at a 2007 presidential primary town hall political event.
I asked Rudy Giuliani this in 2007:
Charles Pewitt Confronts Rudy Giuliani On Immigration — (2007):
Video Link
The one Mexico was going to pay for?
Or the ones the Canadians will make the US build… NYC migrants are now taking bus rides to Quebec… and staying.
Is that functional? Haitians speak a French patois if memory serves. Will any French Canadian understand them? Do they want to?
The US is turning into the joke of the world.
Trump simply has to keep in mind, when Tom Homan begins driving them out in large herds flanked by mounted and armed border patrol officers, that he didn’t get a single vote from the Unz blabbers.
Well, well, well . . .
inyteresting and interesting comments. I stand now where I stood after 9/11.
The real war is at the border. And the US was before, then and now in a low level war with most of her neighbors from the south. Because so much history has been distorted about how the US stole Mexico — snore —
we have millions of educated students, intellectuals, business owners, managers, ceo’s, etc. and members of government, think tanks, and various intellectuals who actiually believe and teach that false narrative. Even Pres Grant had such sentiments when he could not adavance the and protect the liberties of freed slaves, he turned to placating Mexicans. This is an old hat tirck.
Supported by the hundreds of visiting educators from down south who are repeatedly contracted as visiting professors — explicating the evils of the US without any counter narrative.
And as for these folks:
“Thank God that we’re a religious people…
Founded upon biblical principles…
With divine grace and guidance… wholely.”
They may be the worst culprits because they espouse the “good samaritan” parable in the context of supporting illegals. A narrative that is wholly inappropriate to the issue. Yet the country’s churches make the claim and evangelicals and Catholics may be the worst provocatuers of the same.
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Illegal immigrant defined:
The Constitution of the US is the founding legal standing and according to that document a cityizen is defined.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
“ourselves and our posterity”
the founders, the people existing in the US at the time of the founding and their descendents, to be a US citizen one must be a descendent of that identifier. Now one can be a citizen by only two means:
be a descendent of that group so identified
or
adoption by means of the application for citizenship
Simple clear and definitive. Of course there is no such thing as birthright unless your parents were citizens. And the suggestion that the preamble is no legal standing —
Nonsense, it is the “cause of action” clause and in nearly every state in the Union, is required by law when submitting a legal document. So when someone stays there are 20 million illegal residents — they are probably missing the mark by some ten million — just a guess on my part.
Of course this places mt at war with an enture population of Christians who would rather abet the criminal act of supporting violating US law in the name of Christ as opposed to have deal constantly with how they failed in defending the rights of their fellow citizens — including and most clearly blacks and those native amiericans who preferred life off the reservation. So I agree wiyththose that have described the matter as a huge undertaking.
That said, I absolutely support building a real wall — not the nonsense that Pres Elect Trump calls a wall. fifty deep buttressed against a mile of hedgerows — wall to wall catcus and other dense thorny desert vegetation
a reduction if not the illemination of US financial aide to Mexico and others who fail on multiple fronts as partners in the supporting immigration and smuggling laws.
A complete and total cessation of any financil support to immigration legal apparatuses other than ensure, safe orderly return — don’t speak the language and hear illegally — immediate deporation as all others in violation.
And that is just the basics.
My view: there was a film with Mr. Harrison Ford, “Clear and Present Danger” some years ago. And up until the weird choice not bring home US service men, I kept think what’s the problem?
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Bit of the new admin. Nothing is more disturbing that their leadership did absolutely nothing to regarding the event in which Mexican military Nationals crossed the US border and assaulted US serce men. Nothing.
We have yet to see whether Trump will crack down on the NGOs importing ‘refugees’.