Tom Homan, who previously ran U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be Trump's 'border czar' and oversee the president-elect's mass deportation efforts
President-elect Donald Trump 's pick to lead his border security and deportation efforts is an ally of Gov. Greg Abbott and a self-described 'fan' of the Republican governor who regularly praised Texas ' border crackdown on Fox News . Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan , an immigration hard-liner who previously ran U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, would be his 'border czar' and would oversee Trump's mass deportation efforts.
What to know about Donald Trump's immigration plans and how it could impact Texas Abbott quickly praised the pick, writing on the social media site X that 'there's no one tougher on the border.' 'He knows what to do, how to do it with speed, and will work collaboratively with Texas,' Abbott wrote.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick bats down speculation he would join Trump's Cabinet: 'I am staying in Texas' “It made immigration the top issue in the country,” Homan said. “Immigration was lagging at the time, it was on the third page. He put it back on the front page.” And he said Abbott 'took a page' out of the Trump administration's 'consequence delivery system' by directing state troopers to arrest migrants on trespassing charges.
How Greg Abbott made the Texas border America's problem Trump appointed Homan in an advisory role, meaning he won't need Senate confirmation to take the job. Trump has promised to launch the “largest deportation operation in the history of our country,” and he told NBC News this week that he plans to carry it out regardless of the price. Experts, however, say removing immigrants at the scale Trump has vowed would be extremely complicated and costly.
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