Transcript: Washington Examiner’s full interview with White House border czar Tom Homan
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, discussed immigration enforcement and deportation strategies in a recent interview. He highlighted the significant number of arrests and deportations since President Trump took office, emphasizing the impact of sanctuary cities on enforcement efforts. Homan also addressed the challenges of tracking unvetted minors who were smuggled into the country under the previous administration.
- ▪Tom Homan oversees border security and immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
- ▪Since Trump took office, there have been around 641,000 arrests and over 800,000 deportations.
- ▪Homan noted that sanctuary cities complicate the enforcement process, requiring more resources to locate and arrest individuals.
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EXCLUSIVE — White House border czar Tom Homan is the leading deportations official in the Trump administration and sat down with the Washington Examiner on the White House campus this week to discuss a slew of related issues, including which illegal immigrants are being targeted for arrest, going after sanctuary cities, Democrats’ role in the partial government shutdown, and crime in Washington, D.C. Washington Examiner homeland security reporter Anna Giaritelli spoke with Homan on Monday, May 18, about his work thus far and where President Donald Trump intends to take his immigration enforcement plans from here. Below is a transcript of the conversation, which can be found on the Washington Examiner’s YouTube page.
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