Trump appoints Tom Homan as ‘border czar’

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director will serve as “border czar” in his second administration.

Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that Tom Homan will be in charge of overseeing the nation’s borders. The president-elect said Homan “will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin,” addressing issues at the northern and southern border as well as overseeing “maritime and aviation security.”

“I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders,” he wrote late Sunday on his Truth Social site.

“I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there 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. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job,” he continued.

Homan’s role will not need Senate confirmation as it is expected to be part of the White House, Politico reported. 

During Trump’s 2024 run for the White House, the now president-elect made how he would address the border crisis a key pillar of his campaign. Trump has promised to complete the U.S.-Mexico border wall, reviving the Remain in Mexico program, hire more Border Patrol agents and bring back the travel ban.

Trump also has pledged to conduct the “largest deportation program in American history” as well as introduce a plan that would end birthright citizenship for those born on American soil by illegal migrant parents.

Homan addressed Trump’s plan to deport immigrants entering the country illegally during an appearance on Fox News, noting that the effort would be “humane.”

“It’s going to be a well-targeted, planned operation conducted by the men of ICE. The men and women of ICE do this daily. They’re good at it,” Homan said. “When we go out there, we’re going to know who we’re looking for. We most likely know where they’re going to be, and it’s going to be done in a humane manner.”