Homan Says The Pace Will Keep Rising
Tom Homan said the Trump administration is not backing off its deportation push. Speaking on Fox News, he said he expects the numbers to rise, not fall, even as border crossings continue to drop. Homan also answered a question about how many deportations would be needed to restore a country of legal citizens with one word: millions. That is not exactly subtle, but subtlety has never been the trademark of immigration debates. Homan said there are about 12 million illegal aliens in the country, though he argued the real number is much higher. His point was simple enough: the administration plans to arrest and remove as many people as it can, and it is not pretending this will be a quiet paperwork exercise.
Sanctuary Cities Remain The Main Target
Homan said federal resources will keep going toward sanctuary cities because that is where the administration sees the biggest problem. He argued that states like Florida and Texas cooperate more closely with federal immigration enforcement, while other states block access to jails and refuse to honor detainers. In his telling, that leaves ICE chasing public safety threats in places where local officials want to make federal officers work twice as hard for the same result. It is a familiar Washington setup: one set of officials says the system is under control, another says the system is on fire, and the public is told to admire the process. Homan’s message was that cooperation matters, and when it is missing, federal agents will simply show up more often.
More Agents, More Pressure, More Legal Fights
The administration is also hiring 10,000 more immigration enforcement agents, according to Homan. He said about 7,000 are already on board and 3,000 more are in training. He also said most of those new agents should be sent to sanctuary cities. Homan recently singled out New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying ICE would keep operating in her state even if she did not want it there. He said, in effect, that federal enforcement will not wait for a welcome sign. The legal and political fights around that plan are not hard to see coming. If anything, they are already here, wrapped in press releases, lawsuits, and the usual glow of official confidence that somehow never has to answer for the final bill.
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