Tom Homan insists ICE is not narrowing deportation agenda
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, stated that ICE is not narrowing its deportation agenda despite recent challenges. He emphasized that the administration has removed over 800,000 immigrants, including many public safety threats. Homan acknowledged the slowdown in enforcement but assured that there is a plan to increase deportation numbers again.
- ▪Approximately 641,000 immigrants lacking permanent legal status have been arrested by ICE in 16 months.
- ▪More than 800,000 immigrants have been removed from the United States during Trump's second term.
- ▪Homan admitted that the administration's immigration enforcement operation has slowed recently but outlined a plan to address this.
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EXCLUSIVE — Arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants have soared to all-time highs in President Donald Trump’s second term, but the administration has faced significant hurdles maintaining its momentum in recent months, according to White House border czar Tom Homan, prompting some concerns from Trump’s base that his administration is abandoning promised mass deportations. Approximately 641,000 immigrants lacking permanent legal status have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal partners in 16 months, while more than 800,000 have been removed from the United States, Homan explained in a lengthy interview with the Washington Examiner at the White House complex this week.
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