The next is the transcript of an interview with border czar Tom Homan that aired on “Face the Country with Margaret Brennan” on April 27, 2025.
MARGARET BRENNAN: We are joined now through President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan. Just right morning to you, sir.
TOM HOMAN: Just right morning.
MARGARET BRENNAN: We see in our polling some enhance for the President’s insurance policies, right here. We all know that total border crossings are on the lowest per 30 days stage we’ve got noticed, simply over 7000 migrants got here throughout in March and have been apprehended, however given the truth that you are nonetheless ready on Congress to provide you with investment, do you assume that is going to handicap your skill to hold out those insurance policies?
TOM HOMAN: Neatly, glance, I believe now we have been very a hit, and we were given we were given essentially the most safe border within the historical past of this country, and President Trump used to be in a position to do so in seven weeks. That is one thing that Joe Biden didn’t- would not do in 4 years. However yeah, the extra money we’ve got, the extra we will do. The border’s extra safe it is ever been within the historical past of this country. However we’d like extra investment for inner operations- ICE operations, to arrest the ones public protection threats, nationwide safety threats and others from the USA. Once more, the numbers about thrice upper than they have been throughout the Biden management, so far as ICE arrests within the inner, however with extra money we will do extra.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Neatly, let’s speak about what is going down at the inner. On Friday, there have been 3 American citizen children- born right here, who have been deported in conjunction with their moms from Louisiana right down to Honduras, and in step with advocates, one among them is a 4 12 months previous kid with level 4 cancer- an extraordinary type of metastatic most cancers, who used to be despatched again to Honduras with out getting to speak to a health care provider and with out drugs. I perceive this kid’s mom entered this nation illegally, however is not there some foundation for compassionate attention right here that are supposed to have allowed for extra session or remedy.
TOM HOMAN: Neatly, it for sure is- discretion- I am not acutely aware of explicit case, however no U.S. citizen kid used to be deported. Deported approach you were given to be ordered reported through an immigration pass judgement on. We do not deport U.S. citizens–
MARGARET BRENNAN: The mum used to be deported in conjunction with the kids.
TOM HOMAN: Those young people were- young people are not deported. The mum selected to take the kids together with her once you input the rustic legally, and you already know you are right here illegally, and you select to have a U.S. citizen kid that is on you. That isn’t in this management. If you select to place your circle of relatives in that place, that is on them. However having a U.S. citizen kid after you input this nation illegally. It isn’t a get out of prison unfastened card. It does not make me- make you immune from our regulations. If that is the message we despatched all of the global, girls are gonna stay hanging themselves in danger and are available to this nation. We ship a message. You’ll be able to input nation illegally, which is a criminal offense. That is ok. You’ll be able to have due procedure, nice taxpayer expense. Get ordered got rid of. That is ok. Do not go away. However have a U.S. citizen kid and you are immune from removing? That isn’t how it works.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So you do not assume there will have to be compassionate attention for a 4 12 months previous kid present process remedy for most cancers?
TOM HOMAN: I did not say that–
MARGARET BRENNAN: Neatly that used to be the query.
TOM HOMAN: I mentioned the ICE officials do have discretion. ICE officials do have discretion. I am not acquainted with the precise case. I have no idea what details round this situation. I have simply made acutely aware of this when you- once you discussed this morning. I used to be no longer acutely aware of that case.
MARGARET BRENNAN: On Friday, a federal pass judgement on who used to be appointed through President Trump, mentioned a two 12 months previous American citizen kid have been despatched to Honduras with the mum who used to be deported. However the pass judgement on mentioned, quote, there used to be no significant procedure. So once more, that is some other equivalent scenario and dynamic. Mustn’t there be particular care when those deportation circumstances contain small, American born young people?
TOM HOMAN: To begin with, I disagree with the pass judgement on. It used to be due procedure. That feminine had due procedure at nice taxpayer expense, and used to be ordered through an immigration pass judgement on after the ones hearings, so she had due procedure. Once more, that is parenting 101. You’ll be able to make a decision to take that kid with you, or you’ll be able to make a decision to go away a kid right here with a relative or some other partner. Having a U.S. citizen kid does not make you immune from our regulations of the rustic. American households get separated each day through legislation enforcement. Hundreds of occasions an afternoon, when a mother or father will get installed prison, the kid can not move with them. Those- if you are an unlawful alien, come to this nation and making a decision to have your assistant kid that is on you. You set your self in that place.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Neatly, when it got here to this actual case- you simply identified that that they may have made preparations. The daddy attempted, if truth be told, to make preparations as we know it, thru our reporting, however he and the mum, who have been separated- since she used to be in detention after appearing up for her appointment, used to be simplest allowed an excessively temporary telephone name. The daddy attempted to petition to get the kid passed over to an American citizen relative. So the mum needed to make this resolution and took the kid together with her. It simply turns out like there might be some extra period of time right here round due procedure allowed. That is what the pass judgement on is saying- is asserting there will have to had been extra of a procedure right here.
TOM HOMAN: There used to be due procedure, the 2 12 months baby- the 2 12 months previous child used to be left with the mum for the reason that mom signed the report inquiring for her two 12 months previous child move together with her. That is the oldsters’ resolution. I do not- you already know, I don’t believe the pass judgement on is aware of specifics of this situation, two 12 months previous went with a mother. The mother signed the paper asserting, I need my two 12 months previous to head with me. That is a- that is a mother or father’s resolution. It isn’t a central authority resolution, it is a mother or father’s resolution.
MARGARET BRENNAN: The daddy wrote a notice. Anyways, we need to go away it there, director, thanks on your time nowadays. We’re going to be proper again.
