US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday the return of hard-liner Tom Homan to head the agency responsible for border and immigration control (ICE).
“I am pleased to announce that former ICE Director and Border Control stalwart Tom Homan will be joining the Trump Administration where he will be responsible for our nation’s borders (The Border Czar),” wrote the Republican billionaire on his Truth Social network.
“I have known Tom for a long time, and there is no one better than him to monitor and control our borders,” continued Mr. Trump, saying that the new director of ICE will be responsible for “all expulsions of foreigners in an illegal situation to their country of origin.
The 78-year-old president-elect has pledged to launch, on the first day of his mandate, the largest operation to deport illegal migrants in the history of the United States.
During his campaign, he repeatedly lashed out against illegal migrants who, he said, were “poisoning the blood” of his country, and promised to re-establish a policy of family separation at the border.
Thomas Homan had already led ICE during Donald Trump’s previous term (2017-2021).
Under this first Trump presidency, nearly 4,000 migrant children were separated from their parents and placed in detention.
