Speaking to reporters at the White House Monday morning, Border Czar Tom Homan highlighted the success of President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts in the first 100 days of his second term.
“Under the Biden Administration, we averaged some days 15,000 illegal entries into the United States,” Homan said. “You know what the number was the last 24 hours? 178.”
Homan didn’t hold back when slamming former President Joe Biden’s border policies. He accused Biden of intentionally creating chaos at the southern border.
“I started in Border Patrol in 1984. I’ve been at this for over 40 years. I’ve worked for six presidents,” Homan explained. “Joe Biden was the first president in the history of this nation who came into office and unsecured the border on purpose.”
Despite the recent success, Homan warned there’s still a long road ahead. Dangerous criminal aliens continue to roam freely across the country.
“How many illegal aliens are in the United States? At least 20 million,” Homan said. “We’ve been speaking about 12 million for 20 years.”
Homan stressed the situation is even worse than most realize. “We know we got 10.5 million that we know of came to the border,” he said. “How many don’t we know of?”
The Trump administration has vowed to continue aggressive deportations. Homan said the mission to secure the border is far from over.
With criminal activity tied to illegal immigration still rampant, Homan made clear: the fight for America’s safety is just beginning.