Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday on Fox News that an illegal migrant who was recorded shouting that he would not be sent back to Haiti will, in fact, return to his home country.
Video footage aired on Fox News showed the Haitian migrant praising former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama while being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Boston, Mass. On “The Will Cain Show,” Cain played the clip for Homan, asking for his thoughts as the migrant was heard shouting, “I’m not going back to Haiti!”
Homan said the migrant was wrong.
“He’s going back to Haiti. I can tell him that,” Homan said.
“Look, I’ve said it on this network for four years. Joe Biden opened these borders on purpose. It wasn’t a mismanagement. It wasn’t encompassing. He knew exactly what he was doing. He played the promises while he’s running for president. He kept those promises. At least you got to give him credit for that. They’ve opened this border up.”
President Trump, Homan said, is “going to secure the border [at] the highest level ever.”
“You thought we had a secure border before? Watch what happens now. It’ll be the tightest border in the history of this nation,” Homan said.
“ICE officers are finally getting handcuffs taken off them, and they’re going to put them on the bad guys throughout the country.”
Illegal migrant encounters reached record highs under the Biden-Harris administration. President Donald Trump, during the 2024 presidential campaign, said he would shut down the U.S. southern border and carry out mass deportations. Following Trump’s inauguration and immediate reversal of Biden’s policies, ICE officials have begun to arrest “criminal aliens,” including rapists and murderers, across the U.S.
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The Haitian migrant seen in the video, according to Fox News’ Bill Melugin, is a gang member with 17 criminal convictions in recent years. Homan went on to say that Americans will begin to see a difference at the border under the Biden-Harris administration, adding there will be increased security and more authority for ICE officials to carry out their duties.
“You’re going to see a border wall being constructed. You’re going to see a lot of soldiers down there on the impediment progress and putting Constantino wire up — border barriers. You’re going to see DOD [the Department of Defense] there,” Homan said.
“You’re going to see ICE agents assigned down there for trafficking investigations. You’re going to see Border Patrol agents — rather than making sandwiches, changing diapers, making baby formula — they’re going to be doing their national security duty and securing that border. They’re going to be on the line.”
Prior to Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Democratic lawmakers and officials criticized his mass deportation plan. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in November against ICE, challenging the deportation strategy. Despite the pushback, Homan has remained firm following through with the president’s vow and has warned Democrats of potential legal repercussions from attorney general nominee Pam Bondi.
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