Tom Homan outlines Trump's mass deportations plan on conservative media
Tom Homan, Trump's incoming "border czar," has gone on conservative outlets to pitch Trump's mass deportation plan — and to explain how it might work.
President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to serve in top jobs in his next administration have generally stayed off the airwaves to avoid any verbal slipups that might jeopardize their chances at getting confirmed by the Senate.
Not so with Tom Homan.
Homan, who was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first term in office, has been tapped to be the new White House “border czar.” The job does not require Senate confirmation, meaning Homan has the freedom to go on cable news and conservative media and promote Trump’s agenda.
A former border patrol agent, Homan led ICE during the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy, which was widely criticized for its family separations.
In the past month, he has done at least 20 interviews, which have all been reviewed by NBC News. Tasked with coordinating Trump’s core campaign promise of a mass deportation, Homan has used the appearances to begin detailing how the efforts might take shape and how the administration will move its plan forward. While they are far from painting a complete picture, the interviews have given more specifics than have been offered about the deportation policy in the past.
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