President Donald Trump’s border czar, Thomas Homan, confirmed that 308 illegal immigrants were arrested on Tuesday amid the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
During a Wednesday morning appearance on Fox News, Homan was asked what an individual would have to do to receive a “visit” from U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) officials.
“There’s nothing in the immigration law says you gotta be convicted of a serious crime to be removed under the INA,” Homan said. “So if you’re in the country illegally, ICE can visit you.”
Homan told Fox News that ICE officials are following the president’s orders to focus on arresting the “worst” illegal immigrants first, including those designated as national security threats and public safety threats. Trump’s border czar announced that ICE officials arrested 308 illegal immigrants “in the last 24 hours” who were “serious criminals.”
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“Some of them were murderers, some of them were rapists, some of them raped a child, some were sexual assault of a child,” Homan said. “So, ICE is doing their job, and they’re prioritizing just as the president said they would. So ICE is performing excellent right now out in the field, and they’re going to continue every day.”
In a Tuesday post on X, formerly Twitter, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) celebrated the Trump administration’s quick action to keep the promises made during the 2024 presidential election by enforcing immigration laws.
“The Trump Administration’s first full day of ICE enforcement was larger than any day in four years of the Biden Administration,” Britt tweeted. “Today, ICE made 308 arrests of illegal aliens in our nation’s interior—even with the frigid temperatures. These arrests were nationwide in every area of interest and included several murderers, rapists, sex offenders, and kidnappers.”
Britt added, “ICE also went to jails and ordered almost 300 additional aliens to be released to ICE custody rather than our nation’s streets.”
According to The New York Post, Department of Homeland Security sources indicated that Border Patrol agents have been prevented from releasing illegal immigrants into the United States under the Trump administration. Instead of releasing illegal immigrants into the United States, Border Patrol officials are now required to either keep illegal immigrants in custody or deport them, according to the anonymous Homeland Security sources.
