Former ICE Director Tom Homan 'honored' to be appointed as Trump's border chief: 'We have to fix it'

Former ICE Director Tom Homan is “honored” to be considered the “border king” of Trump's second administration, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the problem under control.

“I have been on this network for years complaining about what these administrations are doing at this border. I have been shouting and shouting about it and what they should do to fix it. So when the president asked me, 'Can I come back and fix it?' “Yes, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't do that. The president asked me to come back and help solve this national security problem, so I'm looking forward to it,” he told Fox & Friends.

“I think the calling is clear,” he continued, “I have to go back and help because every morning… [Biden] The administration is doing the safest thing in my life, so I'm going to go back and do what I can to fix it.”

Trump announced his decision to nominate Homan for his upcoming administration at Truth Social on Sunday, filling the role currently held by Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Illegal border crossings have fallen under the Biden administration, by nearly 3 million in fiscal year 2024, according to the report. Home Security Website. There were more than 10.8 million illegal encounters as of FY 2021.

Trump has made illegal immigration a central issue in his campaign messages since 2016. This election cycle, as illegal immigrants flooded communities across the US and sidelined major cities like New York City, offered a different perspective than that of the Biden-Harris administration, which has focused on mass deportation requests and border wall construction and the rollback of executive orders that have been revoked during his tenure. the previous one.

Homan said the tough border situation would mean prioritizing illegal immigrants who pose public safety or national security threats. He specifically mentioned drug companies and sex trafficking.

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US President-elect, then president, Donald Trump speaks at the US-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 in southern Sierra Vista, Arizona. Trump will hold a rally in Glendale, Arizona tomorrow. (Rebecca Noble)

“I know what I'm doing, and it's the second time I've come out of retirement for this president, because it's important. I was a Border Patrol agent, I wear that uniform, and I'm proud that he wore that uniform. I was an ICE agent. I was the first director of ICE to come up from the ranks, so I did not ask the 20,000 men and women who worked for me to do anything that I could not do myself, because I was one of them,” he said. .

Since Friday, Homan has been inundated with phone calls, text messages and emails as there are rumors that he is coming back. Many came from ICE agents who said they were happy for his return.

“But most importantly, thousands of retired agents, retired soldiers [have called] those who want to enter will volunteer to help the president secure the border and carry out this deportation operation,” added Homan.

There have also been death threats, but he is determined not to give in to the pressure.

“That's what we're going to face. They're not going to shut me up. They're not going to make me go away. This is the biggest national security flaw this nation has seen since 9/11. Fix it.”

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Scott McDonald of Fox News contributed to this report.