Incoming border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that even if a foreign country’s home country refuses to return illegal immigrants, it won’t slow down President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plans.
President Trump vowed throughout the campaign to close the southern border and said his second administration would carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history as the U.S. experiences a record number of encounters under the Biden-Harris administration. said. CBS host Margaret Brennan asked the next border czar on “Face the Nation” how he plans to proceed if some countries, like Venezuela, continue to deny repatriation requests. . (Related: People’s Patrol: Guardian angel watches over subway after woman is burned alive)
“First of all, President Trump comes to the Oval Office, and he’s proven in his first administration that his leadership on illegal immigration was a game-changer. “Because El Salvador didn’t bring back MS-13 members when it did,” Homan said. “President Trump took 48 hours to bring criminal aliens back to prison in El Salvador. Mexico didn’t want to go through with the ‘Remain in Mexico’ plan, but thanks to President Trump, ‘Remain in Mexico’ took hold within Mexico.” I was able to do that. he could get mexico [to] Place troops on the border between North and South. President Trump is a strong president. ”
“The current administration is not forcing these countries to take them back and we have what we call a third safe country. Some countries are already talking about bringing people back from other countries. Yes. For example, Venezuela does not take its own citizens back. There are other ways. [who’d] Please accept with pleasure,” Homan added.
and Estimation There are 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States as of 2022, and President Joe Biden is trying to reduce that number by deporting Venezuelans to their home countries. But Biden’s plan was blocked by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. rejected Deportation flights will begin operating in February 2024.
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Homan went on to say that incoming officials are hopeful that Trump will be able to negotiate with Maduro, but that illegal immigrants will be deported to other countries if their home countries don’t accept them.
“We hope that President Trump will work with Venezuela as he has done with Mexico and El Salvador and give these countries back their country. They will simply be deported back to their country,” Homan continued.
“We’re not going to stand in the way of eliminating public safety threats in this country. We have to put the safety of the American people first,” Homan said. “Too many young women have been murdered, raped, and burned alive by Venezuelan gang members. They need to be a priority under this administration. [going to] If they were prioritized from day one, they would be deported. ”
In addition to foreign home countries, Democrats in sanctuary cities are also trying to oppose Mr. Trump and Mr. Homan’s plan. Officials including Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson, Democratic Mayor Regina Romero, and Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston of Denver have said they will cooperate with Homan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in removing illegal immigrants from their cities. I swear I won’t.
Since then, Homan has told mayors and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that their efforts not only fail to stop deportations, but also “violate the law and attempt to prevent our deportations.” “There may be consequences for those involved,” he warned. doing our job. ”
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