Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, announced that immigration officers would be deployed across the United States starting Tuesday morning to apprehend and deport unauthorized migrants.
In an interview with Fox Business Network on Monday, Homan stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would begin carrying out their duties under renewed enforcement measures.
“They haven’t been able to do the job for the last four years, and now they’re going to start enforcing the law like there should be,” Homan said.
The border czar explained that the raids would occur nationwide but did not disclose specific locations or clarify whether “sanctuary cities” — which have declined to cooperate with deportation authorities — would be targeted.
“They’re going to do it throughout the country. We have offices throughout the country, and every ICE officer is going to be out there and enforce the law starting tomorrow morning,” Homan stated.
These actions follow executive orders issued by Trump, enacting stricter measures to prevent illegal immigration into the United States.
Trump revokes ban on immigration raids at schools, hospitals, churches: Report
The Trump administration has rescinded a memo signed by Joe Biden that restricted immigration enforcement activities in and around sensitive locations such as schools, hospitals, churches, and disaster relief institutions, Fox News reported.
Under the new policy, ICE officials have been instructed to use “a healthy dose of common sense” when determining sites to locate undocumented individuals.
Shortly after his inauguration, Trump ordered the deployment of U.S. troops to the southern border, declaring a “national emergency” through an executive order.
“Because of the gravity and emergency of this present danger and imminent threat, it is necessary for the Armed Forces to take all appropriate action to assist the Department of Homeland Security in obtaining full operational control of the southern border,” the order stated.
This move comes despite a significant decline in unauthorized border crossings over the past six months, following limitations imposed during the Biden administration.
