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    Trump says former ICE head Tom Homan will serve as his ‘border czar’

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    President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will appoint former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Tom Homan, as his “border czar,” bringing back a key figure who oversaw his first administration’s controversial family separation policy .

    Key facts

    In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Homan a “border control stalwart” and said he will “join the Trump administration in charge of our nation’s borders (“The Border Czar “).”

    In his role as “border czar,” Homan will oversee “the southern border, the northern border, all maritime and aviation security,” the president-elect said.

    Trump praised Homan, saying there was “no one better at policing and controlling” the borders, adding that he would “be in charge of all deportations of illegal aliens back to their countries of origin.”

    Unlike Cabinet appointments, Trump’s choice for ‘Border Czar’ does not have to go through a confirmation process in the Senate.

    Homan also contributed to Project 2025 – the controversial hard-right blueprint for the next conservative White House administration that the Trump administration has tried to distance itself from.

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    Crucial quote

    In an interview with Fox News earlier on Sunday, Homan defended Trump’s mass deportation plans, saying: “It’s going to be a well-targeted, planned operation, led by the men and women of ICE… When we go there, we’ll know who we’re looking for and most likely where they will be, and this will be done in a humane manner.” Homan also dismissed suggestions that the military would be used for this purpose, claiming that “ICE has the highest detention standards in the industry, these people will be well taken care of.”

    Important background

    Homan is considered one of the key architects of the controversial “zero tolerance” family separation policy implemented by the first Trump administration. According to a 2022 report from the Atlantic, Homan was one of the first government officials to propose the idea of ​​prosecuting and separating undocumented immigrants who cross the border illegally with their children. The plan was initially rejected as “heartless and impractical” but was later adopted during Trump’s first term, leading to at least 5,000 families being separated. Speaking at the National Conservatism conference in July, Homan said that if Trump returns to office, “I will be on his heels when he comes back, and I will lead the largest deportation force this country has ever seen… They still have saw nothing. Wait until 2025.”

    What to pay attention to

    Last month, in an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, asked about reducing family separations, he said, “I don’t know of any formal policy where they talk about family separations,” but added that it was “to be absolutely considered.” .” When asked about carrying out mass deportations without separating families, the former acting ICE chief said, “Of course there is… Families can be deported together.”

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