Tom Homan

thumb|26 January 2023 Thomas Douglas Homan (born November 28, 1961) is an American law enforcement officer. In November 2024, Donald Trump designated Homan as "border czar" for Trump's second presidency. He previously served during the Obama administration and the first Trump administration. He served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 2017 to June 2018. Homan advocates deportation of immigrants and opposes sanctuary city policies. Within the government, he was among the most strident proponents of separating children from their parents as a means of deterring illegal entry into the country. After 2018, he began contributing to Fox News as a commentator. Homan joined the Heritage Foundation in February 2022 and became a contributor to Project 2025. Quotes It's not OK to violate the laws of this country. We have millions of people standing in line, taking the test, doing their background investigation, paying the fees that want to come in the right way. Trump's border czar: 'If you're in the country illegally, you got a problem'. Mike Levine and Meghan Mistry, ABC (January 2025) We made a promise to the American people. President Trump has made a promise to the American people. We're going to make this country safe again. Border czar Tom Homan has five words for Democrats trying to push back against the Trump administration's efforts to deport illegal migrants with criminal records: "You're not gonna stop us." Fox News (March 2025) Quotes about Tom Homan There's $50,000 out there somewhere, there's audio of Homan accepting the bag with the $50,000. But, Karoline Leavitt ... said on the record, "Mr. Homan never took the $50,000 you were referring to." ... Where is the money now? Is it in his bank account? Did he give it back? What happened? Did he not take it? Like, there are just so many questions here. I am not suggesting that Homan did something illegal ... A guy who has a central role in the critial issue of Donald Trump's 2nd term, immigration and the border, we believe, according to the audio by the FBI, took $50,000 from an undercover FBI agent, thinking they were a government contractor seeking to get in his good graces to secure government contracts on immigration, when ... and if Donald Trump won. Where's the money? A Trump Official Took a $50,000 Bribe?! Chris Cillizza (mid October, 2025) External links Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Government officials Category:Law enforcement people from the United States Category:Catholics from the United States Category:People from New York (state)