Incoming border czar Tom Homan will be a part of Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday at a key border space in Texas, and can serve meals to troops stationed there over Thanksgiving – forward of what’s anticipated to be vital cooperation between the Trump administration and Abbott’s crew subsequent yr.
Homan and Abbott will greet and serve meals to Texas Nationwide Guard troopers and Texas Division of Public Security troopers in Eagle Go, Texas.
Homan was appointed “border czar” by President-elect Trump this month after Trump’s election win.
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Gov. Greg Abbott through the Republican Nationwide Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
“I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job,” Trump mentioned on Fact Social.
Homan, a former performing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, will likely be one of the vital high-profile figures by way of the mass deportation operation the incoming administration has deliberate.
Abbott, in the meantime, has clashed repeatedly with the Biden administration over border safety as his state bore the brunt of the historic migrant disaster on the southern border.
Abbott induced controversy by bussing migrants to “sanctuary” cities like New York Metropolis, Chicago and others as a strategy to relieve the strain on the state. His administration has additionally constructed its personal border wall, arrange buoys within the Rio Grande and deployed troops to supply extra border safety.
Tom Homan speaks on the Republican Nationwide Conference on July 17, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Abbott, a Republican, is more likely to discover an alliance with the incoming administration with aligned views on extra border safety, the ending of “catch-and-release” and harder penalties on these getting into the U.S. illegally. Talking on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, Homan mentioned the incoming administration is just not ready till Jan 20 to get to work.
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“We’re already planning what we’re going to do to lock down the state of Texas,” he mentioned. “Gov. Abbott’s in a great job so far. Illegal crossings in Texas are down over 80% because of the great work by Gov. Abbott, and he’s been successful because he has taken the Trump policies and put them to work.”
“We’re going to partner up and help him do 100% security on his border, and we’re going to do that across the southwest border,” he mentioned.
On Monday, Abbott introduced that Texas not too long ago put in extra buoy boundaries within the Rio Grande.
“Texas continues our historic border security mission to stop illegal entry and safeguard our nation,” he mentioned.
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“We’ll use every tool and strategy available to hold the line,” he mentioned.
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“I’m thankful that we have Tom Homan as the incoming border czar who is going to help execute those laws and enforce those laws and make sure that we get back to restoring order.”
