Incoming border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday night claimed that he would need additional funding from Congress and approximately 100,000 beds for detained illegal immigrants, in order to carryout mass deportations at the start of the new Trump administration.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Homan, who previously served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as his next “border czar” last month. He has been tasked with policing the United States’ borders, and deporting all migrants who are in the country illegally.
Homan said that he will be prepared to launch the mass deportation operation on the first day of Trump’s term, but that he is still making the plans. He also said he would be asking Congress for money he would use for additional beds and to hire more ICE officers.
“It all depends on the funding I get from the Hill,” Homan told CNN. But he said he is not sure how much he will ask Congress for yet.
Homan also said he will ask the military to help transport illegal immigrants, but they would not be involved in arresting anyone. […]
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