Trump's border czar defends increasing number of arrests of non-violent migrants: 'We're gonna enforce law' [View all]
Source: The Independent
Monday 07 July 2025 20:10 EDT
President Donald Trump’s “border czar” has defended the increasing number of arrests of non-violent migrants, saying “that’s our job.” On Monday, Tom Homan said that although public safety threats were a priority, those who were in the country illegally were “not off the table.” “We’re gonna enforce immigration law,” he said.
Homan’s remarks follow public backlash to the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. White House senior advisor Stephen Miller told Fox News last month that Immigration and Customs Enforcement set a goal of a “minimum” of 3,000 arrests a day.
Miller also reportedly told ICE officials to target community hubs, Home Depot parking lots and 7-Eleven convenience stores to find suspects, according to The Wall Street Journal. Homan offered a similar hardline stance on Monday. “National security threats, public safety threats are always the priority,” he told reporters. “But if you’re in the country illegally you’re not off the table. “
“I mean I see people saying we’re arresting non-criminals. Well, they’re in the country illegally, that's our job,” he said. “We told ICE agents in the process of going out looking for the bad guy — and this is the problem with sanctuary cities. When we go to a community to go find the criminal, many times they’re with others. Others that may not be a criminal target, but they’re in the United States illegally they’re coming too. We’re gonna enforce immigration law.”
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