Trump’s border czar explains how he will use the military to meet his goal of mass deportations
Posted on11/21/24 at 18:00
- Donald Trump to Use Military Administratively
- ICE Agents Reassigned for Deportations
- National Emergency to Expedite Resources
President-elect Donald Trump has begun clarifying how he plans to involve the military in supporting mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, a key campaign promise.
Tom Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and recently appointed «border czar,» explained that the military will take on an administrative role and will not conduct direct arrests on U.S. streets.
Homan dismissed speculation from liberal groups predicting a more aggressive use of the armed forces in immigration operations, emphasizing that their role will focus on «non-law enforcement tasks.»
«They can certainly handle transportation, whether by land or air… and certainly assist in building infrastructure,» Homan stated in an exclusive interview with The Post.
Trump to Use Military for Deportations
According to Homan, the goal of this collaboration is to free up ICE agents currently assigned to processing migrants so they can return to the field and enhance deportation efforts. «The more non-law enforcement tasks the Department of Defense can take on, the more security agents we’ll have on the streets to go after the bad guys,» Homan added. YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN: Trump Tariffs Alarm the Mexican Maquila Trump elaborated on this approach on Truth Social, his preferred platform for communicating with supporters, where he announced his intention to declare a «national emergency» to implement the plan. In response to a post by Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, regarding expectations of using military resources to address illegal migration, Trump emphatically declared, «TRUE!» [caption id="attachment_1479205" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The declaration of a national emergency will allow Trump’s administration to redirect funds and resources from the Department of Defense to support these measures, which are expected to be a cornerstone of his immigration policy. During his first term, Donald Trump used similar emergency declarations to advance the construction of the border wall, though he faced numerous legal challenges. Now, his team claims to be better prepared to avoid judicial roadblocks that hindered previous initiatives, ensuring swift and effective implementation. The plan’s details reveal that up to 70% of ICE personnel have been diverted to administrative duties in recent years, significantly limiting their ability to carry out arrests and deportations. Reassigning these agents to fieldwork is expected to strengthen the agency’s ability to target undocumented immigrants. [caption id="attachment_1479441" align="alignnone" width="1600"]
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