Tom Homan, the man President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to be the “border czar” Sunday evening, has a very clear message he’s sending to those Democratic governors who are threatening to stand in the way of the mass deportation of illegal migrants that our soon-to-be commander-in-chief is promising to unleash once he’s in office. They aren’t going to like it either. But if you are like the vast majority of conservatives, you’ll appreciate the take-no-prisoners approach of Homan and his desire to enforce the law.
“If they’re not willing to help, then get the hell out of the way because [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] is going to do their job,” Homan, who previously served as the acting ICE director during Trump’s first term in the White House , said to Fox News Digital in an interview on Friday.
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Trump announced on Sunday that Homan will be appointed “border czar” and would be in charge of the borders and “all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their country of origin” in the new administration. Before that announcement, Fox News asked Homan about comments by Democratic governors who have indicated they will not work with the administration on the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. Mass. Gov. Maura Healey said last week that “every tool in the tool box has got to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and protect our states and to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law as a basic principle.”
When she was asked by the media if state law enforcement officers would assist with deportations she answered, “No. Absolutely not.”
Homan, who is currently a contributor with Fox News, stated that he believes some of the “sanctuary” jurisdictions will end up working with the administration on this operation.
“They’re not going to say it, but with all the alien crime and the young women being sexually assaulted and murdered, some sheriffs have been coming forward and working with us behind the scenes,” he explained during the interview.
However, while he said it would be useful to have the “force multiplier” of assistance from state and local governments, and for agents to have access to county jails where serious illegal immigrant criminals are locked up, he said that a lack of that aid would not stop the operations. “If you don’t want to work with us, then get the hell out all the way, we’re going to do it. What it means is, rather than send 100 people to Boston, we’re going to send 200 agents to Boston. We’re going to get the job done,” he said.
“We have a mandate. I think the American people just gave President Trump a mandate. That’s why he’s elected — to secure the border, save lives and deport people, especially national security threats and public safety threats. So if you’re not going to help us, step aside, but don’t get in our way, because there will be consequences,” Homan said.
He then stated that the first order of business will be to deport illegal migrants who have criminal convictions or charges, which was a top priority for the first Trump administration as well. It’s sad this is such a controversial measure to take. We are to put our own people first and protect them. It’s literally the main job of the federal government to ensure security along our borders. We haven’t seen that under the Biden-Harris administration at all. In fact, the border has essentially been wide open.
“It’s not going to be a massive sweep of neighborhoods, it’s not going to be massive raids. It’s going to be a targeted enforcement operation,” he elaborated. That doesn’t mean that all others here illegally are in the clear. “If you’re in a country illegally, you’ve got a problem.”
Homan argues that with millions of people having entered illegally across the southern border under the Biden administration, there has to be consequences for those who are found not to have a valid asylum claim, or else there is no true due process. “There will be a massive deportation operation because we had massive never seen before illegal immigration where 90% will be ordered removed. It’s common sense,” he said.
Fortunately, Homan also stated he thinks a lot of illegal immigrants will end up fleeing the country on their own since incentives to cross the border will come to an end.
“It depends on resources, depends on the money. But I guarantee you that President Trump means what he says and there will be a green light to enforce our laws and secure that border. And that’s going to require a mass deportation operation,” he stated during the interview.