Donald Trump, the newly elected US president, appointed former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tom Homan as his ‘Border Czar’ on Monday, saying he is confident he can ‘return illegal aliens to their countries of origin ‘.

In a salute to Homan, Trump boasted “no one is better” than him “at controlling our borders.” On his social media platform Truth Social, the president-elect stated: “I have no doubt that he will deliver a fantastic, and long-awaited, performance. , function.”

During Trump’s first term in the White House, Homan supported his “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which departed from the practice of keeping family members together while in custody and deported. This led to the separation of thousands of undocumented migrant children from their families, sparking intense criticism.

Homan’s old video goes viral

Meanwhile, a video of Homan responding to a crucial question from 60 Minutes about deportation has gone viral on social media.

However, in an interview, Homan dismissed the likelihood of similar effects if Trump’s promises for the mass deportation of undocumented migrants came to fruition, saying that “families could be deported together.”

The interviewer stated, “We’ve seen one estimate that says it would cost $88 billion to deport a million people a year.”

In response, Homan said, “I don’t know if that’s right or not.”

The interviewer asked more questions: “Is that what the American taxpayer should expect?” What price do you put on national security, is it worth it? Is there a way to carry out mass deportations without separating families?”

“Of course yes, families can be deported together,” Homan replied firmly.

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The Internet responds to Homan’s position on deportation

Tesla CEO Elon Musk also congratulated Homan on being assigned the duty of enforcing the US border.

Meanwhile, several

“Trump picks the right people and this man, Tom Homan, seems to be the right man for the biggest job. He is clear and concise,” said another.

“That’s an honest answer,” a third user appreciated Homan.

“Tom Homan’s response underlines a tough stance on immigration enforcement, but the real challenge is balancing security with compassion. Tough questions need tough solutions, but we must always keep humanity in mind,” the fourth user commented.

‘Pack your bags, everyone! It’s time for a one-way ticket to the land of ‘wherever you come from!’ fifth person mentioned.