Immigration & Border Security

Mass Deportations Will Start in Chicago, Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan Says

Several Democratic elected officials have condemned the plan, including the mayor and the Illinois governor.
Mass Deportations Will Start in Chicago, Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan Says
ICE Deputy Director Tom Homan speaks at the National Press Club at an event hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on June 5, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for border czar, Tom Homan, said plans for a large-scale operation to deport illegal immigrants would begin in Chicago, warning local officials not to stand in the way.

“We’re going to start right here in Chicago, Illinois. If your Chicago mayor doesn’t want to help, he needs to step aside,” Homan told the crowd at a Dec. 9 event in Chicago co-organized by the Northwest Side GOP Club. “But if he impedes us—if he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien—I will prosecute him.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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