Tom Homan is defending his plan to carry out mass deportations once Donald Trump‘s second term begins next year.
Trump’s new ‘border czar’ said the administration will make it a priority to ‘secure the border and do this deportation operation.’
‘I think the calling is clear,’ Homan said on Fox & Friends on Monday morning. ‘I’ve got to go back and help.’
‘I’m pissed off with what [the Biden] administration did to the most secure border in my lifetime, so I’m going to go back and do what I can to fix it,’ he added.
The president-elect said during his campaign for a second term that he would carry out the largest number of deportations ever to clear the country of illegal immigrants after the border remained wide open during President Joe Biden‘s administration.
Homan, who has been credited with implementing child separation policies, is a key part of Trump’s plan and will carry out his hawkish border policies.
Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan defended Donald Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations after being named the new ‘border czar’
‘I’ve been clear, President Trump’s been clear. Public safety threats and national security threats will be the priority because they have to be – they pose [the] most danger in this country,’ Homan said.
‘So we’re going to prioritize those groups.’
Trump announced on Sunday that Homan would succeed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new ‘border czar.’
The position does not require Senate confirmation and would make him part of the White House staff.
Homan, a contributor on Fox News and fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said he has ‘complained, yelled and screamed’ for years about what the Biden administration did to implement policies that allowed proliferation of mass illegal immigration and human and drug trafficking.
He also said he has proposed ways to fix it.
‘So when the president asked me, ‘Would you come back and fix it?’ Of course. I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t,’ Homan explained. ‘I’m honored the president asked me to come back and help solve this national security crisis, so I’m looking forward to it.’
