ICE to Resume Operations at Farms, Hotels, but Will Focus on Criminals: Homan

The border czar says ICE would focus on illegal immigrants with a ‘criminal nexus of trafficking, of forced labor, of tax fraud, or tax evasion.’

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities will continue to target farms, hotels, and restaurants, but will focus on those with ties to criminal organizations.

Border czar Tom Homan told reporters that federal authorities would focus their efforts on individuals with a “criminal nexus of trafficking, of forced labor, of tax fraud, or tax evasion.” Homan said he was sympathetic to industries that had been affected by immigration enforcement, but added that as long as the laws are on the books, it’s ICE’s job to enforce them.