Border czar Tom Homan doesn’t let anyone get in his way. He’s on a mission to deport violent criminals.
And border czar Tom Homan left a TV host utterly speechless with this brutal fact-check.
Trump’s Border Czar Defends Deportation Efforts in Heated Exchange
In a tense showdown on ABC’s This Week, Border Czar Tom Homan stood firm against guest host Jonathan Karl, passionately defending the Trump administration’s decisive actions to deport members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). The confrontation came just days after a federal judge’s ruling briefly stalled the administration’s efforts, igniting a firestorm of debate over immigration enforcement and public safety.
On March 15, United States District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia issued an injunction ordering the Trump administration to divert two planes carrying TdA members bound for El Salvador. The ruling sparked immediate pushback from Homan, who erupted when Karl questioned the deportations on the grounds of “due process.”
“Due process — where is Laken Riley’s due process? Where are all these young women k*lled and r*ped by members of the TdA? Where was their due process? The young woman on the subway, where is her due process?” Homan fired back, his voice carrying the weight of frustration and resolve. His pointed questions referenced victims of crimes allegedly committed by TdA members, painting a vivid picture of the stakes involved in the administration’s border security mission.
Homan didn’t stop there. He laid out a meticulous case for why the deportations were not only justified but essential. “The bottom line is, that plane was full of people designated as terrorists, number one. Number two, every Venezuelan migrant on that flight was a TdA member based on numerous criminal investigations, on intelligence reports, and a lot of work by ICE officers,” he explained.
“As a matter of fact, two days after that flight took off, I even had a discussion with the acting director of ICE, and he reiterated that every person, every Venezuelan on that plane was a known member of the TdA. So, a lot of officers, criminal investigators, special agents who have done this for decades, looked at the intelligence information, the criminal investigation information, all the various social media and surveillance and government records and public records and they are confident they’re all members of the TdA.”
The Trump administration’s aggressive stance on immigration took root the moment President Donald Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025. Through a series of executive orders, Trump designated Mexican drug cartels, TdA, and the El Salvadoran prison gang MS-13 as foreign terrorist organizations, signaling a no-nonsense approach to curbing illegal immigration and its associated threats. TdA, in particular, has gained notoriety for its alleged involvement in seizing apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado, as well as committing kidnappings and m*rders—crimes that have fueled the administration’s urgency to act.
Homan framed the administration’s actions as a lawful and necessary response to a crisis ignored by its predecessors. “They were given due process according to the laws on the books. See, that’s the difference between the Trump Administration and the Biden Administration,” he asserted. “We’re actually using the laws on the books to enforce immigration laws and secure the border at the highest level it’s ever been.”
He went further, contrasting Trump’s results-driven policies with what he described as the Biden administration’s failures. “The Biden Administration not only ignored the law, they violated the law like the district court and in district five said that not only were they violating the law, they were actually ignoring the law altogether,” Homan said. “We are using the laws on the books to enforce our border immigration laws and enforcement. If you look, the border numbers are down 96%. We already got 40,000 criminals removed by I.C.E. in the interior which more was done in six weeks than the Biden administration did in a year. We’re using the laws on the books. We’re not making this up.”
The numbers speak for themselves. Since the start of fiscal year 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded millions of illegal immigrant encounters at the border—a staggering figure that highlights the scale of the challenge inherited by the Trump administration. Yet, under Trump’s leadership, progress has been swift. On February 25, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that only 200 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in a single day—the lowest total in 15 years.
While critics like Judge Boasberg and media figures question the pace and process of deportations, Homan’s fiery defense reveals a deeper truth: for the administration, enforcing the law isn’t just policy—it’s a promise kept to a nation demanding security. With border encounters plummeting and dangerous criminals being removed at an unprecedented rate, the results of Trump’s strategy are hard to argue with.
Tom Homan Displays Trump Admin Alliance With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the president’s border czar, Tom Homan, convened in Florida just days after the federal government tapped into its wartime authority to swiftly deport Venezuelans accused of ties to dangerous gangs. The meeting, held in the epicenter of the nation’s Venezuelan-American population, sent a clear message: President Trump’s team won’t let judicial roadblocks derail their mission to protect the country.
During a panel discussion on Thursday at the New College of Florida, Homan stood firm alongside DeSantis, brushing off attempts by district judges to halt the administration’s efforts. “The district judges are not going to stop us from making this country safe again. We are going to keep moving forward,” Homan declared, his resolve unshaken. He reiterated, “Judges are not going to stop this,” signaling the administration’s determination to press on, no matter the opposition.
Homan didn’t mince words when addressing the controversial decision to fly hundreds of Venezuelans to a massive prison in El Salvador, even after a judge ordered the planes to turn back—a matter now tangled up in legal battles. “I find it remarkable that any district judge has the authority to overrule the President’s executive orders, and basically he wanted us to turn planes around in mid-air full of terrorists and bring them back into the United States, which is ridiculous, and we didn’t do it,” Homan said. His defiance emphasizes the administration’s stance that safeguarding Americans trumps judicial overreach.
The Trump administration has made a strong case for these deportations, pointing to the public safety risks posed by members of the Tren de Aragua gang, a group President Trump has officially labeled as terrorists. While a federal judge has demanded more details from the administration to assess whether it defied court orders, the president’s team remains steadfast, confident in their actions to neutralize threats.
The timing of Homan and DeSantis’s remarks adds another layer to the story. Roughly 350,000 Venezuelans, many concentrated in South Florida, are now facing the loss of their Temporary Protected Status, a program the Trump administration has scrapped. This decision aligns with Trump’s tough-on-immigration approach, prioritizing American security over extended protections for foreign nationals.
DeSantis, while steering clear of the case’s finer details, expressed optimism about the administration’s legal strategy. “I believe the Trump administration will put forward all the right arguments,” he said, lending his support to the president’s efforts. He went further, suggesting that Republicans in Congress should step in to curb the courts’ power over key issues like immigration. By limiting judicial jurisdiction, DeSantis argued, lawmakers could ensure Trump’s agenda moves forward without interference from activist judges.
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