President-elect Donald Trump’s newly appointed ‘border czar’ Tom Homan isn’t afraid of engaging in heated debate on some of the administration’s most controversial border policies.
A newly resurfaced viral clip features Homan and Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a testy spat during a congressional hearing in 2019.
Ocasio-Cortez pressed Homan on his role in recommending the separation of illegal immigrants from children as part of a ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to border enforcement.
Homan, the former head of ICE, informed her that even U.S. citizens are separated from their children if they commit crimes that could affect them, such as driving under the influence or domestic violence.
When Ocasio-Cortez protested that seeking asylum is completely legal, Homan said that illegal border crossers cannot claim asylum after being caught.
Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as his border czar.
‘If you want to seek asylum, go to a port of entry and do it the legal way,’ Homan said. ‘The attorney general of the United States has made that clear.’
The announcement of Trump’s decision sparked celebrations from supporters of the president elect on social media
‘President Trump just put this man, Tom Homan, in charge of deportations,’ wrote conservative Turning Point activist Charlie Kirk, sharing the clip of Homan’s reaction to Ocasio-Cortez, adding fire emojis.
Other clips of Homan’s October interview with CBS News 60 Minutes resurfaced.
‘Is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families?’ asks journalist Cecilia Vega in the interview.
Tom Homan and President Delect Donald Trump on the campaign trail
Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan
‘Of course there is. Families can be deported together,’ Homan simply responds.
Homan also spoke with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday about Trump’s deportation plan just hours before Trump announced his appointment.
‘It’s going to be a well-targeted planned operation conducted by ICE… the men and women of ICE do this daily, they’re good at it,’ he said.
Homan also dismissed fears of ‘concentration’ camps created by the government to deport millions of illegal immigrants.
‘These people will be well taken care of. It will be a humane operation but it’s a necessary mass deportation operation,’ he said.
Less than 24 hours after Trump’s Homan announcement, reports went out that he will name top immigration adviser Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy.
It further shows that his administration is zeroing in on an unprecedented border crackdown.
Less than 24 hours after Trump’s Homan announcement, reports went out that he will name top immigration adviser Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy
Miller was the architect of Trump’s immigration plan during his first term and will be on the frontlines of the president-elect’s scheme to carry out the largest mass deportation in history.
Miller has previously said that a second Trump administration would see a ten-fold increase in the number of migrants deported.
The news is triggering Democrats, including CNN pundit Tara Setmayer, who called Miller a ‘despicable human being’ moments after the pick was announced.
