Tom Homan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |
| Acting January 30, 2017 – June 28, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Daniel Ragsdale (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Vitiello (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 28, 1961 (age 62) West Carthage, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Jefferson Community College (AS) SUNY College of Technology at Utica–Rome (BAS) |
| Awards | Presidential Rank Award (2015) |
Thomas Douglas Homan[1] is an American former police officer, immigration official, and political commentator who served during the Obama administration, and will have served in both Trump administrations. He served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 30, 2017, to June 29, 2018.[2] Homan advocates deportation of illegal immigrants and opposes sanctuary city policies. Within the government, he was among the most strident proponents of separating children from their parents as a means of deterring illegal entry into the country.[3] After 2018, he began contributing to Fox News as a commentator.[4]
In November 2024, Trump announced that Homan will serve as "border czar" during his second presidency.[5]
- ^ Steinbuch, Yaron (June 14, 2019). "Trump names former ICE chief Thomas Homan as 'border czar'". New York Post.
- ^ "Statement from Secretary Kelly on the President's Appointment of Thomas D. Homan as Acting ICE Director". The US Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Dickerson, Caitlin (August 7, 2022). "An American Catastrophe". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Blitzer, Jonathan (June 24, 2019). "ICE Agents Are Losing Patience with Trump's Chaotic Immigration Policy". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Samuels, Brett. "Trump names former ICE director Homan 'border czar'". The Hill.