Posts Tagged ‘czar’
Border Czar Announces ICE Operations to End in Minnesota: ‘I Don’t Want to See Any More Bloodshed’
The controversial federal immigration enforcement effort in Minnesota known as Operation Metro Surge will be winding down, White House border security chief Tom Homan announced Thursday in Minneapolis. Homan said the decision follows consultations with President Donald Trump and changes in cooperation with state and local authorities. Homan made the announcement at a news conference…
Read MoreBorder Czar Says Enforcement Operations Must Refrain From Sweeping Raids To ‘Keep the Faith of the American People’
Border czar Tom Homan has argued that immigration enforcement should prioritize immigrants with criminal records rather than rely on broad sweeps, warning that a failure to focus on those cases could erode public support for deportation efforts. In an interview for the forthcoming book Undue Process: The Inside Story of Trump’s Mass Deportation Program, Homan…
Read MoreTrump Sidelines Kristi Noem and Orders Her Longtime Rival and Border Czar Tom Homan to Go to Minneapolis Amid Death of Anti-ICE Protester Alex Pretti
President Trump said on Monday he is sending “border czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota following the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti, sidelining Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “[Homan] has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Tom is tough but fair, and…
Read MoreTrump’s New Drug Czar Does Not Rule Out Deployment Of U.S. Troops To Mexico, Says He ‘Will Do What He Needs To Do’
Sara Carter, the Trump administration’s new drug czar, didn’t rule out a deployment of U.S. troops to Mexico to fight cartels, saying the decision lies with the president. “He has said that in public, and I’m with the president. He will make his decisions when those decisions come to pass,” Carter said, adding that Trump…
Read MoreBorder Czar Homan Defends ICE Agents After Killing Of Woman In Minneapolis: ‘Not Seen ICE Act Outside Of Policy’
Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar, defended the actions of ICE agents on the same day a woman was fatally shot in Minneapolis. Speaking to CBS News, Homan said he has not “seen ICE act out outside of policy.” “If they are acting outside of policy, I’m not aware of it. There’ll be an…
Read MoreBorder Czar Homan Reportedly Didn’t Get Normal Background Check Even After Trump Team Was Informed Of Bribery Probe
A new report shed light on what the Trump transition team knew about a bribery probe on border czar Tom Homan before taking office. Concretely, MS Now noted that Emil Bove received information that Homan was being investigated after undercover FBI agents posing as private contractors had recorded him accepting $50,000 in cash in exchange…
Read MoreBorder Czar Declares ‘Physical Appearance’ Is Enough for ICE to Detain and Question: ‘They Don’t Need Probable Cause’
The Trump administration border czar has denied that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents need probable cause to detain individuals, stating that physical appearance provides enough impetus for officials to make arrests. Border czar Tom Homan appeared on Fox News on Friday, stating that ICE agents had the right to detain individuals based off of…
Read MoreMore Democratic Governors Dare Trump’s Border Czar to Arrest Them Over Resistance to ICE’s Efforts: ‘Go For It’
Democratic governors pushed back against the Trump administration‘s hardline immigration tactics during a tense congressional hearing, with two daring border czar Tom Homan to try arresting them for resisting federal enforcement. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker were among the state leaders who forcefully criticized federal overreach during Thursday’s hearing, Axios…
Read MoreBorder Czar Escalates Feud With AOC Over Advise To Migrants: ‘She’s Educating The Worst Of The Worst’
Border Czar Tom Homan further escalated his feud with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) over her advise to migrants on what their rights are when approached by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Speaking on Fox News, Homan said AOC is “educating the worst of the worst (on) how do we evade law enforcement.” However, he…
Read MoreDOGE Chatbot Checks Trump’s Border Czar for Desire to Target Anyone Who ‘Shields Illegal Immigrants’: ‘Bureaucratic Overreach’
DOGEai, the chatbot created as a part of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), corrected Trump administration border czar Tom Homan on social media after he made a misleading statement about immigration laws to reporters. Homan spoke to reporters at the White House driveway on Tuesday, where he was asked about whether or…
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