The Trump administration hit the ground running on curbing illegal immigration and deporting national security and public safety threats. So far, the efforts have been a massive success.
In an interview with Fox News on “Sunday Morning Futures,” border czar Tom Homan said there’s been a stunning drop in illegal border crossings since President Trump was sworn in.
The drop of 93 percent is “a bigger decrease than under the first Trump administration," Homan noted.
“So, look, I said it, President Trump’s the game-changer,” he continued. “No one has had the success he’s had in securing the border. He clearly understands we can’t have strong national security if we don’t have border security. We need to know who’s coming in, what’s coming in, where, and why.”
“We’ve achieved success on the border already,” Homan added. “We’ve got more work to do. And as far as the deportation operation, I think we got 5,000 arrested the first week, and a majority of them being criminals.”
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He said the “non-criminals” who have been caught up in the raids were arrested in sanctuary cities: “You force us into the community rather than arresting the bad guy in jail, and when we find that criminal, he’s most likely with others, and they’re going to go, too.”
WATCH: Trump Border Czar Tom Homan says that border crossings are down 93%!!
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President Trump isn't playing. The border is SHUT DOWN.
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According to a compilation of daily totals, ICE arrested 7,412 people as of Jan. 31 who the agency says are in the country illegally, Fox News reports. Additionally, nearly 6,000 ICE detainers have been lodged.
