President-elect Donald Trump‘s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, emphasized he will not be deterred by Democrat-led areas that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities seeking out illegal immigrants, particularly those who pose a threat to the community.
During an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures” with anchor Maria Bartiromo, Homan said he wanted to “make something clear” to so-called sanctuary states and cities that are gearing up to push back on the second Trump administration’s plan to tackle the border crisis.
Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan sends a message to Democrat officials vowing to give sanctuary to criminal illegal aliens: “Let us in the jail— it’s safer for everybody… We’re going to send agents out on Day One.” pic.twitter.com/GvuL4ATDno
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) December 8, 2024
“I want to send them a clear message,” Homan said. “If you let us in the jail, we can arrest the bad guy in the jail, in the safety and security of the jail. One officer could do that. But when you release the public safety threat back in the community, you put the community at risk. You put my officers at risk. You put the alien at risk.”
Homan, who previously served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), explained what he expects would happen under such a scenario.
“You’re going to release that guy in the community, I’m going to send an entire team to go look for the guy in your community,” Homan said. “And what’s going to happen? We will find that guy. And when we find that guy, there’s probably going to be others — others that are not a priority. However, if they’re in the country illegally, they will be arrested too, because we’re not going to tell an immigration officer, like the Biden administration did, that you’re going to turn your back on a known immigration illegal.”
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Immigration officers have an “oath to uphold,” regardless of opposition, Homan stressed.
“You are forcing us into a community at large numbers where other non-priority aliens will be arrested. That’s the result, the exact result you don’t want,” Homan said. “So let us in the jail. It’s safer for everybody and it’s the right thing to do to the security communities. What we’re going to do, Maria, we’re going to target, as I say, public safety threats, national security threats.”
Looking ahead to the second Trump administration, which is set to begin on January 20, Homan predicted that his efforts will begin right away. He also addressed Bartiromo’s question about whether he expects the military to get involved.
“We’re going to send agents out on day one,” Homan said. “We’re already working on targeting. DoD [Department of Defense], they have helped every administration. We would like DoD to help us in a lot of areas in transportation and infrastructure building, intelligence, and targeting. But a sworn immigration officer with immigration authority will be making those arrests.”
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President-elect Donald Trump‘s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, emphasized he will not be deterred by Democrat-led areas that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities seeking out illegal immigrants, particularly those who pose a threat to the community.
During an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures” with anchor Maria Bartiromo, Homan said he wanted to “make something clear” to so-called sanctuary states and cities that are gearing up to push back on the second Trump administration’s plan to tackle the border crisis.
Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan sends a message to Democrat officials vowing to give sanctuary to criminal illegal aliens: “Let us in the jail— it’s safer for everybody… We’re going to send agents out on Day One.” pic.twitter.com/GvuL4ATDno
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) December 8, 2024
“I want to send them a clear message,” Homan said. “If you let us in the jail, we can arrest the bad guy in the jail, in the safety and security of the jail. One officer could do that. But when you release the public safety threat back in the community, you put the community at risk. You put my officers at risk. You put the alien at risk.”
Homan, who previously served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), explained what he expects would happen under such a scenario.
“You’re going to release that guy in the community, I’m going to send an entire team to go look for the guy in your community,” Homan said. “And what’s going to happen? We will find that guy. And when we find that guy, there’s probably going to be others — others that are not a priority. However, if they’re in the country illegally, they will be arrested too, because we’re not going to tell an immigration officer, like the Biden administration did, that you’re going to turn your back on a known immigration illegal.”
CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Immigration officers have an “oath to uphold,” regardless of opposition, Homan stressed.
“You are forcing us into a community at large numbers where other non-priority aliens will be arrested. That’s the result, the exact result you don’t want,” Homan said. “So let us in the jail. It’s safer for everybody and it’s the right thing to do to the security communities. What we’re going to do, Maria, we’re going to target, as I say, public safety threats, national security threats.”
Looking ahead to the second Trump administration, which is set to begin on January 20, Homan predicted that his efforts will begin right away. He also addressed Bartiromo’s question about whether he expects the military to get involved.
“We’re going to send agents out on day one,” Homan said. “We’re already working on targeting. DoD [Department of Defense], they have helped every administration. We would like DoD to help us in a lot of areas in transportation and infrastructure building, intelligence, and targeting. But a sworn immigration officer with immigration authority will be making those arrests.”
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