President-elect Donald Trump’s new border czar Tom Homan is putting together an extensive deportation plan for when he hits the ground running after they are both sworn into office in January.
Homan spoke to The Center Square about his priorities, illustrating a marked difference from President Joe Biden’s border czar, Vice President Kamala Harris, who repeatedly said the border was secure and she didn’t need to go to there. Under the Biden-Harris administration, the greatest number of illegal border crossers, roughly 14 million, were reported in U.S. history, The Center Square reported.
The fact that millions of people illegally entered the U.S. and nine out 10 are ordered to be removed necessitates “a mass deportation operation,” he said. “Are these dirty words? No. On the end of historic mass illegal immigration with nine out of 10 getting orders for removal, there has to be a mass deportation program. The only other option is to let them stay,” which nullifies immigration law and the immigration court system, he argues.
“It also sends a message to the entire world that you can enter this country illegally and you can go to court and lose your case and you're still not going to go home,” he said. “We'll never solve the southwest border crisis like that. So, you know what? You can’t demand due process and not accept the end result.” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “himself has testified numerous times before Congress that for those who don't qualify for asylum, they’d be removed. Well guess what? It's time to do the removal part.”
Homan also encouraged all foreign nationals in the country illegally to voluntary return to their country of origin because it would be better for them to do so.
“If you're in the country illegally and you got an order for removal, or even if you don't have one, if you're in the country, leave on your own. Because when you leave on your own, there's no penalties. But if we actually have to deport you with a formal order for deportation, there's a 20-year ban. That means you can't get a visit visa, you can't get a tourist visa. If you have a U.S. citizen child that lives here, he can't petition for you. So, it's better to leave on your own rather than getting a formal order of removal.”