Immigration & Border Security

Former ICE Head: Throngs of Illegal Immigrants Allowed in US for Political Power

Former ICE Head: Throngs of Illegal Immigrants Allowed in US for Political Power
Thomas Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering of Pennsylvania county sheriffs, law enforcement, and lawmakers in Berks County, Pa., on Jan. 20, 2022. Beth Brelje/The Epoch Times
Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
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WEST HAMBURG, Pa.—Despite a historically high number of people coming across the United States border in 2021, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had a historically low number of arrests and removals.

“That’s on purpose,” according to Thomas Homan, former acting director of ICE under President Donald Trump. Homan worked under six presidents but says this one is different.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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