Homan Takes the Spotlight Leading Deportations
ICE arrests thousands as Trump’s border czar becomes the face of the operation.
Brandon Goldman
January 29, 2025
What’s happening: President Donald Trump’s administration has launched massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the country, with a recent operation in New York City rounding up violent criminals, including a ringleader of the Tren de Aragua gang. After just one week, ICE reported 3,500 arrests nationwide.
Coming along for the ride: Newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal agents during early-morning NYC raids, and Dr. Phil joined border czar Tom Homan on raids in Chicago.
“Dirtbags”: Secretary Noem posted a video of federal authorities hauling off a “criminal alien with kidnapping, assault & burglary charges,” promising “dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets.”
Sanctuary policies: In the Chicago raid attended by Homan and Dr. Phil, ICE arrested a child sex offender who was in the US illegally from Thailand. Homan suggested that this man could have been deported while he was in jail, but Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) instead chose to “vilify ICE” and protect illegals.
Local defiance: Many local leaders and governors — like Pritzker — have vowed to protect illegal migrants and refuse cooperation with federal authorities. This prompted the House Oversight Committee to summon the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and NYC to testify on their policies. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) characterized their policies as an “abject failure to comply with federal law.”
Especially online, Tom Homan has become the face of mass deportations, cheered on by his conservative fans. Viral videos have circulated of him shutting down reporters’ accusations against him and ICE, even portraying him (positively) as a gangster for his no-nonsense approach.
A popular mission: Polls suggest that more than 80 percent of Americans support deporting migrants, both illegal and legal, who have been convicted of a violent crime.
Why it matters: The policy issue that arguably won Trump the presidency is now represented by a bulldog determined to carry out mass deportations without fear from the media or his political opponents. Knowing they have the American people on their side, Trump and Homan are full steam ahead on their mission to clean up the Biden-Harris migration mess.
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From the left: Illegal migrants’ “anxiety and fear” was highlighted by CNN as they reported some children fear they will be deported while at school. Homan has pointed out that many violent gang members are between the ages of 15 and 17 and attend high school, so ICE must have the authority to make arrests there.
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