Thomas Homan, the former Acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, told illegal immigrants to pack their bags during a speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Homan praised the first Trump administration and said every President promises to secure the border, but Trump is the only one who delivers. He also furiously condemned the Biden administration and said the open border was not a mistake or an accident but a deliberate and pre-planned choice.
Mr. Homan additionally urged Donald Trump to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations and “wipe them from the face of the earth.”
The former ICE director served between January 2017 and June 2018 and oversaw the controversial “zero tolerance” border policy. He was primarily responsible for implementing the policy that separated parents and children at the border, with kids often getting lost in the welfare system. Biden-Harris 2024 Hispanic Media director Maca Casado condemned Mr. Homan’s actions at that time, saying Americans would never forget the “cruel and unforgivable images of mothers being ripped away from their children.”
Immigration has taken center stage at the Milwaukee convention as Republicans reaffirm their pledge to carry out the largest deportation exercise in American history.
During an interview in May, the former President outlined his proposals in detail and said between 15 and 20 million will be removed from the US. Mr. Trump stated that he would use the National Guard, backed by the Army, to conduct the deportations. He insisted that laws preventing the President from using the military inside America did not apply, saying migrants are not “civilians.”
When asked if he would establish migrant camps, Trump suggested such facilities would not be necessary because the deportations would take place with great speed. “We’re not leaving them in the country. We’re bringing them out,” he declared.
The former President did concede, however, that he would adhere to a Supreme Court ruling should it find his actions unlawful.
