Donald Trump has only been leader once for two nights, and his administration is currently having a significant impact on illegal immigration. Border king Tom Homan wasted no time in pointing out the sharp changes at the U. S. -Mexico borders since Trump returned to office on Monday afternoon. According to Homan, the effect has been remarkable and fast.
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Within days of his inauguration, Trump signed a series of professional commands targeting immigration laws. These included declaring a national crisis at the boundary, ending the questionable catch-and-release process, and eliminating heritage citizenship. Trump also scrapped the CBP One apps and briefly halted both foreign support and refugee relocation programs, signaling a significant change in border police and immigration technique.
“Can you give me the latest statistics on the frontier? ” asked Fox News host Lawrence Jones, after playing a picture of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes promising to combat Trump’s imprisonment work and calling ICE detention facilities” focus camps. “
” Absolutely. Look, the greatest president in my lifetime, he’s back. Because in two days, the last 24 hours, total apprehensions on the southwest border: 766. Compare that to the 10 to 12,000 Biden had at one time,” Homan said. “CBP One releases: zero. CHNV—Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela — releases: zero. Total of 766 across the entire Southwest border. That is a game changer. ”
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Jones then pivoted to the resistance from certain Democrat state attorneys general regarding federal immigration enforcement. Homan addressed this resistance with sharp criticism, pointing out the legal precedent affirming immigration enforcement as a federal responsibility. “She has no say in that, ” he said, referencing Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Homan also expressed outrage over her comparisons of ICE detention facilities to concentration camps. “Are you serious? ICE has the detention centers with the best standards in the entire industry. I’ll compare ICE detention standards to any state, federal, or city facility in the entire world, ” he declared. He described the accusation as “an insult and a lie. ”
The conversation also touched on ICE’s prioritization of public safety threats. As my PJ Media colleague Catherine Salgado previously reported, U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) has already arrested more than 300 illegal alien criminals.
“ Just yesterday, in the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308 serious criminals,” Homan said. ” Some of them were murderers; some of them were rapists; some raped a child. ” He underscored the agency’s focus on removing individuals who pose the greatest danger, as outlined by President Trump.
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Reflecting on his bipartisan experience, Homan noted his time serving under President Obama, where he was a key advisor to then-DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. Johnson once praised Homan’s enforcement expertise, saying, “ I made no significant decision on enforcement policy without having in the room Tom Homan… [one of ] two pro-enforcement guys. ”
Homan’s comments illustrate the ongoing debate around immigration enforcement and the contrasting approaches of different administrations. His steadfast defense of ICE operations and standards reinforces his belief in prioritizing safety and order at the border.
