The man President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to clamp down on illegal immigration has a personal connection to the U.S. northern border and he intends to harden it to protect against what he calls significant national security threats.
Trump announced on Nov. 11 that former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Tom Homan will oversee the work of federal entities involved in border security when the Trump administration enters the White House in early 2025.
Speaking with TV network WWNY on Nov. 11, Homan said border patrol agents at the northern border are “overwhelmed.”
A lot more illegal migrants are coming through the U.S. southern border, but there’s a smaller ratio of border officers at the northern border, Homan said, leading to fewer patrols on roads and waterways. He said this poses a “huge national security issue.”…