Homan says approximately 2 million illegal immigrants are out of US
The article reports statements from Tom Homan, the White House “border czar,” who revealed that around 2 million illegal immigrants have left the United States since President Donald Trump began his second term. According to Homan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have deported over 400,000 individuals, while approximately 1.6 million illegal immigrants have voluntarily left due to enforcement actions.
Homan emphasized that the increased activity by ICE and CBP, including more arrests and deportations, acts as a deterrent, encouraging illegal immigrants to leave or discouraging them from attempting to enter the U.S. He credited strong border security efforts and the leadership of President Trump for achieving the most secure border in U.S.history.
He also mentioned plans to considerably expand ICE workforce by hiring 10,000 more agents,which is expected to further increase deportation efforts in the coming year.
Homan says approximately 2 million illegal immigrants are out of US
White House “border czar” Tom Homan revealed that nearly 2 million illegal immigrants have exited the United States since President Donald Trump began his second term.
Homan claimed that efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection have led to over 400,000 deportations, in an interview on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle. He also revealed that approximately 1.6 million illegal immigrants left on their own accord.
“We’re at over 400,000 deportations between CBP and ICE, and that’s just since the president took office,” Homan said. “The first four months of the fiscal year, we can’t count them because Joe Biden wasn’t doing anything. But here’s what people need to understand … two things. No. 1, over 1.5 million illegal aliens, close to 1.6 [million] illegal aliens already left the country on their own. Why? Because they see what ICE is doing out there every day.”
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Homan stressed that ICE getting results and doing the work to show that illegal immigrants will be held accountable for their actions will act as a form of deterrence. He said he knew that once ICE started arresting illegal immigrants, it would result in a decrease, with many opting to leave on their own or decide not to try entering the country at all.
“One of the reasons we have the most secure border in the history of this nation is because, the great work of the men and women of the Border Patrol, the great work of President Trump and his leadership, but also because ICE is out there, over a thousand teams, all across the country arresting people,” Homan said. “A lot of people have left, a lot of people aren’t coming, which helps us secure that border. And that was part of the strategy from the beginning. We said that if we show consequences, if we show we’re actually out there looking for them, many will leave. So, we knew a large population would leave, and over 1.5 million have.”
Homan also mentioned the reinforcements ICE would be getting with the recent hiring of 10,000 new agents. He said this would make the organization even more productive in achieving its goals.
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“But, what’s to come? ICE is getting 10,000 more agents,” Homan said. “Right now, we got 5,000 deportation officers. We’re tripling the size of the workforce.”
“The numbers are going to explode this next coming year,” Homan added.
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