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President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said during an interview on Tuesday that he has received “thousands” of messages from former border and immigration officials who want to return now that a pro-law enforcement administration is getting ready to come back into power.
Homan made the remarks during an interview with David Webb on SiriusXM’s “The David Webb Show” when asked about what additional government resources he needs to carry out Trump’s proposed mass deportations.
“A lot of guys retired early or left because they weren’t able to do the job they took an oath to do,” he said. “So we need more manpower. DOD has helped several administrations on the border. They could be a force multiplier.”
He noted that using manpower from the Pentagon does not mean that he will be sending the military into U.S. cities and arresting people.
“The DOD could be used to help relieve law enforcement officers from administrative duties so they can get on the street and do what they’re supposed to be doing,” he said. “For instance, DOD could help with transportation. They could help ground transportation, they could help with air flights out. They can help with infrastructure building. They could help with intelligence. Things that don’t require immigration authority. So if DOD can help me, great. Other agencies, we’d love their help.”
He said that it was unfortunate that Democrat governors were already digging in to shield illegal aliens from having to face U.S. law enforcement.
“I don’t understand what city or state would not want to assist in removing public safety threats from their community, removing national security threats from their community,” he said. “But I’ll tell you this, if they don’t want to help us, just get the hell outta the way. Because we’re going to do it. You’re not going to stop us. It’d be great if law enforcement would work with law enforcement.”
