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Border czar Tom Homan explained to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on a Friday episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show” why President Donald Trump’s administration cannot limit deportations to only illegal immigrants who commit additional crimes.
While Homan has emphasized a focus on targeting “public safety threats” and “national security threats” for deportation, he has also noted that authorities would make collateral arrests of illegal immigrants who do not pose such threats.
When Smith asked Homan on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” to respond to public backlash about the Trump administration not sufficiently working on deporting “the worst of the worst,” the border czar pushed back on the public perception, adding that only deporting threats “sends a bad message to the world.”
“What folks on the left and folks that are just average American citizens are pointing out is that they don’t see that enough of that is happening,” Smith said.
“That quote-unquote innocent civilians in this country that happen to be in this country are the ones being targeted, where you’re going to a school or you’re going to their workplace or what have you, and you’re taking them away in an effort to deport them. What do you say to that?”
Homan asserted that reports of immigration raids at schools and churches are false.
“We are prioritizing public safety threats. That’s why the majority of people we arrest are criminals. The majority of people we’re detaining are criminals. That’s just a fact. But just because we’re prioritizing public safety threats doesn’t mean everybody else gets a pass,” he said.
“Because if the message we want to send, Stephen, to the whole world is: you can enter the country illegally, it’s a crime, don’t worry about it. You can show up in court or not show up in court and get a final order of deportation from a federal judge — don’t worry about it. As long as you don’t commit another crime, you’re home free,” he continued. --->READ MORE HERE
Border Czar Tom Homan Says Ignoring Non-Criminal Violations Undermines Border Security
Border Czar Tom Homan appeared Friday on ESPN’s “The Stephen A. Smith Show” to vigorously defend the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, pushing back against the notion that deportations should be limited solely to illegal aliens who commit additional crimes after entering the United States.
During a candid exchange, host Stephen A. Smith pressed Homan on public perception, stating that many Americans believe the administration targets “innocent civilians” taken from workplaces or schools, rather than focusing on “the worst of the worst” criminals.
Homan flatly rejected this narrative, dismissing reports of widespread raids on schools and churches as false. He reiterated that while public safety and national security threats remain a top priority, immigration law must be enforced for all illegal aliens.
“We are prioritizing public safety threats. That’s why the majority of people we arrest are criminals,” Homan stated. “But just because we’re prioritizing public safety threats doesn’t mean everybody else gets a pass.”
Homan emphasized the danger of sending a message to the world that illegal entry would be tolerated as long as no additional crimes are committed.
“If the message we want to send, Stephen, to the whole world is: you can enter the country illegally, it’s a crime, don’t worry about it… As long as you don’t commit another crime, you’re home free,” he warned, “That’s not the message we’ve got to send to the whole world. Because if you do that, you’re never going to fix the issue.” --->READ MORE HERE
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