Trump’s Border Czar Details Deportation Plan, Refutes Liberal Concerns

[Social Media]

 

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s newly appointed border czar, has outlined the role of the military in the administration’s planned mass deportation efforts, dismissing claims from liberal critics that soldiers would enforce immigration laws on U.S. streets. Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), clarified that the military's involvement would be strictly administrative, aiding ICE operations rather than engaging in direct enforcement actions.  

 

 

“They certainly can handle transportation, whether that’s ground transportation or air transportation… and certainly help building infrastructure,” Homan explained in an interview. He emphasized that these duties would free up ICE agents for fieldwork, enabling them to focus on apprehending individuals deemed significant public safety threats. “The more non-enforcement work [the Department of Defense] can do, releases more enforcement officers on the street to look for the bad guys,” Homan said.  

 

 

Trump recently confirmed his intent to declare a “national emergency” and deploy military resources to expedite deportations upon taking office. On Truth Social, he affirmed a post by Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton, which described the administration’s plan as a response to what Trump has labeled the "Biden invasion." Fitton’s post celebrated the approach as “good news,” to which Trump responded, “TRUE!!!”  

 

 

ICE has faced operational strain in recent years, with up to 70% of its personnel tied up with administrative duties rather than street-level enforcement. Many agents have spent significant time processing the influx of migrants who crossed the border during the Biden administration. Homan and other ICE sources have expressed eagerness to return to field operations.  

 

One ICE source remarked that many officers are ready to focus on criminal apprehensions, claiming they are determined to target individuals who, in their view, have gone unchecked under Biden’s tenure. “The rank-and-file are excited about catching criminals that Biden let roam freely in the country for the last four years without any consequences,” the source said.  

 

Homan acknowledged, however, that sanctuary city policies pose a challenge to ICE’s enforcement efforts. Such jurisdictions often restrict local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Nevertheless, Homan asserted that these policies would not deter ICE from carrying out its mission. Instead, he warned that sanctuary city leaders might inadvertently increase the number of arrests, as ICE agents would be compelled to apprehend individuals in public settings rather than jails.  

 

“They don’t want to help us in the jail, then we’ll go into the community and arrest them,” Homan said. “And what happens in the community when we find the bad guy, the chances are he’s with others, so others are going to be arrested that weren’t even on the radar, but you know what, sanctuary city policies forced us into that position.”  

 

Homan also cautioned sanctuary leaders against obstructing federal immigration enforcement, pointing out that “harboring illegal aliens” constitutes a felony. “Don’t cross that line,” he warned during an appearance on *Fox & Friends*.  

 

The planned use of military resources has sparked debate, given legal limits on deploying active-duty troops for domestic law enforcement under the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act. However, Homan and others highlighted historical instances where the military supported federal agencies in non-enforcement roles, such as providing aerial surveillance or logistical aid during operations.  

 

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Davis Younts noted that such collaborations are not unprecedented. “When I worked with the National Guard, we would do things with the FBI, ATF, or DEA,” Younts explained. “We would be doing a large bust and we would provide overwatch from helicopters, we would provide drone support, we would do all of those things.”  

 

As Trump prepares to implement this sweeping immigration plan, the administration faces significant legal, logistical, and political hurdles. Sanctuary city policies, court challenges, and the operational constraints of ICE are likely to shape the outcomes of this contentious strategy.

 

Based on a report by NYP 2024-11-21

 

 

 

[Luuk Chaai]

I like the Dems newest plan ,,,,   bus 'em all back to Texas !

That will make the round up a lot easier and the cost of the exit flights cheaper !

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

Fitton’s post celebrated the approach as “good news,” to which Trump responded, “TRUE!!!”  

I agree.

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

One ICE source remarked that many officers are ready to focus on criminal apprehensions, claiming they are determined to target individuals who, in their view, have gone unchecked under Biden’s tenure. “The rank-and-file are excited about catching criminals that Biden let roam freely in the country for the last four years without any consequences,” the source said.  

I bet they are. For 4 years Biden has prevented them doing their job.

[pattayasan]

"Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), clarified that the military's involvement would be strictly administrative, aiding ICE operations rather than engaging in direct enforcement actions.   "

 

Of course. Hands up everybody who thought Trump meant it.

[frank83628]

15 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

"Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), clarified that the military's involvement would be strictly administrative, aiding ICE operations rather than engaging in direct enforcement actions.   "

 

Of course. Hands up everybody who thought Trump meant it.

Meant what?

[RichardColeman]

I sincerely hope that Trump introduces a new 'tax' on sanctuary states/cities that means any crime committed by an illegal immigrant that was let back into society after committing a first crime has ALL compensation paid out of federal money given to that state/city from the government. You have to financially kill off these political people in order to regain sanity. 

[WDSmart]

I would only support the deportation of "illegal" immigrants who have been convicted of criminal acts. I would not support the deportation of "illegal" immigrants who did enter the country illegally but are seeking asylum. I believe their cases should be heard, and then, if their claims of asylum are accepted, they should be allowed to stay in the USA, my home country. If their claims are not accepted, then they should be deported. 

[Chomper Higgot]

The rightwing heading for another lesson in the difference between a plan, a policy and an outcome.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, WDSmart said:

I would only support the deportation of "illegal" immigrants who have been convicted of criminal acts. I would not support the deportation of "illegal" immigrants who did enter the country illegally but are seeking asylum. I believe their cases should be heard, and then, if their claims of asylum are accepted, they should be allowed to stay in the USA, my home country. If their claims are not accepted, then they should be deported. 

Deporting immigrant convicts would be an easy thing, there not even a need to detain them before deportation.

 

However, it presents a problem for the profits of the prison industry.

 

So MAGA will deport someone’s grandma instead.
 

 

[lordgrinz]

5 hours ago, Social Media said:

Homan also cautioned sanctuary leaders against obstructing federal immigration enforcement, pointing out that “harboring illegal aliens” constitutes a felony. “Don’t cross that line,” he warned during an appearance on *Fox & Friends*.  

 

They need to send a strong message, I would be looking for the first idiot who decides to break the law, then throw the book at them. We need to start sending these obstructionist to prison, no more Mr. Nice Guy!

[lordgrinz]

54 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

I would only support the deportation of "illegal" immigrants who have been convicted of criminal acts. I would not support the deportation of "illegal" immigrants who did enter the country illegally but are seeking asylum. I believe their cases should be heard, and then, if their claims of asylum are accepted, they should be allowed to stay in the USA, my home country. If their claims are not accepted, then they should be deported. 

 

I hope they are rounded up, biometrics taken, wealth confiscated, sent home with a bill to their home country for services rendered, and never allowed entry into the USA again. The way to deter illegal entry is to make sure the punishment is severe enough that they won't even attempt it, especially if it means they will never be allowed back in again. If their dream is asylum, they can do so the proper way, by petitioning from the country they came from/entered, these people are not Mexicans coming from Mexico.

[jippytum]

People voted for the removal of illegal immigrants from the US. 

That was a major vote winner in the Trump manifesto. 

Now he has a clear mandate to do the job i wish the 'snowflakes' would shut up and let him get on with preperation for the job. 

[john donson]

some did the math and deporting a million illegals would cost many billions of dollar

 

just stop giving illegals any rights, shelter, money, food...  and enforce the border

[soalbundy]

I bet the farmers aren't happy, they might have to pay a living wage to Americans, providing they can find anybody to do the work, will also increase the price of food but that would go hand in hand with Trumps tariff policies.

[lordgrinz]

27 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

I bet the farmers aren't happy, they might have to pay a living wage to Americans, providing they can find anybody to do the work, will also increase the price of food but that would go hand in hand with Trumps tariff policies.

 

We could always get the generational welfare recipients to do it, no more freebies.

[soalbundy]

3 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

We could always get the generational welfare recipients to do it, no more freebies.

How would that work, get an unemployed salesman in NY with family and move him hundreds of miles out to the country to plant potatoes, get an undergraduate just finished studying to pick apples?

[lordgrinz]

Just now, soalbundy said:

How would that work, get an unemployed salesman in NY with family and move him hundreds of miles out to the country to plant potatoes, get an undergraduate just finished studying to pick apples?

 

Are either of those "generational welfare recipients"? 

[JonnyF]

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

 

We could always get the generational welfare recipients to do it, no more freebies.

 

Get the illegals to do it. Pay them 50 bucks a day. 40 of that could go to the government in taxation to pay for their jail cell when not working and 10 of it held in a "travel" fund for them until they've earned enough to pay for the flight back to their own countries. 

 

 

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Are either of those "generational welfare recipients"? 

I don't think one would legally be able to discriminate.

[metisdead]

Off topic deflection posts and replies about UK Labour laws have been removed. 

 

An off topic post with an invalid link has been removed.

[James105]

2 hours ago, soalbundy said:

I bet the farmers aren't happy, they might have to pay a living wage to Americans, providing they can find anybody to do the work, will also increase the price of food but that would go hand in hand with Trumps tariff policies.

 

Of all the arguments about why its a bad idea to deport illegal immigrants, I think this is the worst one and has been going on for way too long now in the west.  The view that Americans are too good to do the "cotton picking" and this has to be done by colored people from another land for "slave wages", is an archaic view that should be abolished along with slavery.   

 

I cannot speak for farming technology per say, but I thought we had moved on a bit from humans doing repetitive laborious work and invented machines to handle most of this.   Once upon a time in the UK if someone wanted to get their car cleaned they would pay someone to wash the car by hand.   Then the automated car wash was invented and no-one needed to pay someone to wash their car by hand.  Then the illegal immigrant was invented and now automated car washes are nowhere to be found and its back to washing cars by hand, presumably as human labour (when illegal) is cheaper than buying a machine.  

[oxo1947]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

So MAGA will deport someone’s grandma instead.

[soalbundy]

3 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

Of all the arguments about why its a bad idea to deport illegal immigrants, I think this is the worst one and has been going on for way too long now in the west.  The view that Americans are too good to do the "cotton picking" and this has to be done by colored people from another land for "slave wages", is an archaic view that should be abolished along with slavery.   

 

I cannot speak for farming technology per say, but I thought we had moved on a bit from humans doing repetitive laborious work and invented machines to handle most of this.   Once upon a time in the UK if someone wanted to get their car cleaned they would pay someone to wash the car by hand.   Then the automated car wash was invented and no-one needed to pay someone to wash their car by hand.  Then the illegal immigrant was invented and now automated car washes are nowhere to be found and its back to washing cars by hand, presumably as human labour (when illegal) is cheaper than buying a machine.  

Whatever, throughout history there has always been a mass peoples migration due to wars or famine and it couldn't be stopped, even ancient Rome couldn't stop it with violence, the Angles, Jutes and Saxons wandert into Britain as did the so called Vikings which gave way to Dane law in Northern and Eastern England in the 9th century, Scots have a similar genetic make up as the Scandinavians while the English genetics have more in common with the Germans than the Welsh. As more parts of the world become unlivable due to poverty, war and/or climate change there will be an unstoppable human wave during this and the next century moving to more amenable climates. The Zulus caused mass migration in Africa during the last 200 hundred years due to their own territorial expansion so this is nothing new. As the Western demographics continue to be top heavy with old people this can be accommodated and will be, even Japan is now considering immigration as their numbers dwindle.

[James105]

9 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Whatever, throughout history there has always been a mass peoples migration due to wars or famine and it couldn't be stopped, even ancient Rome couldn't stop it with violence, the Angles, Jutes and Saxons wandert into Britain as did the so called Vikings which gave way to Dane law in Northern and Eastern England in the 9th century, Scots have a similar genetic make up as the Scandinavians while the English genetics have more in common with the Germans than the Welsh. As more parts of the world become unlivable due to poverty, war and/or climate change there will be an unstoppable human wave during this and the next century moving to more amenable climates. The Zulus caused mass migration in Africa during the last 200 hundred years due to their own territorial expansion so this is nothing new. As the Western demographics continue to be top heavy with old people this can be accommodated and will be, even Japan is now considering immigration as their numbers dwindle.

 

 I doubt that Japan are thinking about increasing the number of illegal immigrants now are they?  People do not mind legal immigration so long as it is in low enough numbers that the legal immigrants assimilate and they bring skills the country needs. 

 

This topic is about deporting illegal immigrants.  No country wants them as the first act they commit when arriving in the country is a criminal one, which shows they have no respect for the country's laws that they are trying to get into.   Only people that can take advantage of the illegal immigrants want them so they can profit from their slave wage labour.   That includes middle class liberals who like to avoid paying people properly for mowing their lawns.  

[illisdean]

Americans can look forward to secure borders, reduction in crime and fentanyl deaths & increased national security levels with Holman on the job. Excellent appointment by President-elect Trump.

 

 

[proton]

5 hours ago, jippytum said:

People voted for the removal of illegal immigrants from the US. 

That was a major vote winner in the Trump manifesto. 

Now he has a clear mandate to do the job i wish the 'snowflakes' would shut up and let him get on with preperation for the job. 

 

The snowflakes forgot that Obama deported millions of illegals 

[candide]

2 hours ago, illisdean said:

Americans can look forward to secure borders, reduction in crime and fentanyl deaths & increased national security levels with Holman on the job. Excellent appointment by President-elect Trump.

 

 

The big surge in Fentanyl deaths occured under Trump.

https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates#Fig2

 

Oh, and illegal immigrants are not the main way to smuggle drugs to the U.S. Most of it goes through legal ports of entry.

[John Drake]

Confiscation of all property and money any illegal has on their person or in a bank. 

 

RICO businesses caught hiring illegals.

 

Frog march straight into prison politicians, such as the mayor of Denver, who promises to use his police force to resist illegals' deportation.

 

RICO Mayorkis and every single government official responsible for flying and busing illegals from foreign countries into the US.

[candide]

8 hours ago, soalbundy said:

I bet the farmers aren't happy, they might have to pay a living wage to Americans, providing they can find anybody to do the work, will also increase the price of food but that would go hand in hand with Trumps tariff policies.

It will induce inflation in several ways (in case Trump does what he promised to do), taking into account that unemployment is already low, and that the number of U.S. born joining the job market is lower than the number of baby boomers retiring. There 's a gap of around 2 millions per year.

 

- in order to fill vacant positions, wages will go up, so farmers and the agro-business in general will have to increase prices in order to survive,

- in case the agro-business succeeds to attract American workers to what are mainly <deleted> jobs,  the non agro businesses may have to increase wages to keep their current employees,

- if they cannot attract American workers, agro output will decrease, which will also fuel inflation.

 

And, of course, at the same time, prices of imported good will increase because of higher tarifs (again, if Trump does what he said).