Homan Warns Migrant ‘Terror’ Groups They’ll Be Wiped ‘Off Face of the Earth’
Former acting ICE Director and current Border Czar under the Trump administration, Tom Homan, delivered a strong message to criminal aliens on Saturday, pledging that they would all be arrested and reiterating his vow to immigrant terror groups to "wipe you off the face of the earth."
Homan also issued a stern warning to sanctuary cities that continue to harbor illegal immigrants by refusing to work with federal immigration authorities.
Speaking before an engaged audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Homan highlighted the significant drop in illegal immigrant "gotaways," attributing the decrease to the administration's stringent border enforcement measures. According to Fox News, he stated that the number had fallen by 95%.
"We had about 1,800 a day in 2023. You know how many we had yesterday? Forty-eight," Homan said. "You’re talking about 2,000 miles of border, and only 48 people escaped. But that’s 48 too many. I’m not going to be happy till that number’s zero."
He also revealed that in Trump's first month back in office, ICE had detained 21,000 illegal immigrants.
"I’m happy with the numbers, but I’m not going to be satisfied until every criminal alien gang member, every criminal alien, every Tren de Aragua is eradicated from this country and [we’ve] sent their ass to Gitmo, where they belong," he asserted.
Homan directly addressed criminal migrant organizations, including Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua and El Salvador’s MS-13, which the Trump administration recently labeled as "foreign terrorist organizations." He made it clear that the administration is keeping its word on eliminating them.
"He’s going to wipe you off the face of the earth," he declared. "You have killed more Americans than every terrorist organization in the world combined. You are now a terrorist organization. So, word out to anybody that assists them, anybody that sells their drugs on a street, anybody assists these cartels in any way, you are helping a terrorist organization."
Homan further emphasized the importance of securing the border, citing its role in reducing crime and saving lives.
"We’re going to save lives, because when 95% less people [are] coming across the border, how many women aren’t being raped? How many Americans aren’t dying from fentanyl overdoses? How many … terrorists aren’t getting in the country? How many women and children aren’t sex trafficked in this country? When you have a border lockdown, we’re saving lives," he stated.
He then pushed back against Democrats and the media for criticizing ICE’s arrests of illegal migrants, including those without additional criminal charges.
"Yeah, damn right we did. Because you’re in a country illegally, which happens to be a violation of our law," he said.
"Entering this country illegally is a crime, and we’re not going to forgive it," he added.
Turning his attention to Democrat-led "sanctuary cities" that resist ICE operations, Homan made his stance clear: "Game on."
"Sanctuary cities are a sanctuary for criminals," he declared. "We’re enforcing the laws enacted by Congress, and we’re not going to apologize for it, not under this administration."
Homan specifically criticized Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, who recently reaffirmed Boston’s sanctuary policies and pledged that his department would not assist ICE with deportation operations.
"You said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement officers of ICE. I’m coming to Boston, and I’m bringing hell with me," he said. "I looked at the numbers this morning, I counted, I stopped counting at nine. Nine child rapists that were in jail in Massachusetts, but rather than honoring an ICE detainer, you released them back into the street. You’re not a police commissioner. Take that badge off your chest. Put it in the desk drawer. Because you became a politician. You forgot what’s it’s like to be a cop."
Homan took a moment to express his gratitude to federal law enforcement agencies, recognizing their hard work and dedication.
"God bless the men and women of ICE. God bless all the DOJ components, we’ve got the U.S. marshals, DEA, FBI, ATF, all these five agencies helping us," he said.
Finally, he delivered a heartfelt message to the Border Patrol agents protecting the nation’s front lines.
"I love each and every one of you wearing that green uniform. You are the finest 1% of this country," he said.