Posted on 11/14/2017 5:04:17 PM PST by re_tail20
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named immigration hardliner Tom Homan, who has served nearly 10 months as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to run ICE on a permanent basis.
Homan has run the agency since Obama appointee Sarah Saldaña — the former U.S. attorney in Dallas — stepped down when Trump took office in January. He has been a public face of the administration's crackdowns on immigrants and border security, a tough-talking law enforcement careerist who is unapologetic about being "heartless" when it comes to deporting even the most sympathetic longtime U.S. residents.
"I get asked all the time, 'Why do you arrest somebody that has been here for 10 years, for 15 years in the USA and has kids?'" he said a month ago at the conservative Heritage Foundation. "If we keep sending this message, 'It's OK to violate the laws of this country and ... not be worried about enforcement,' then we're never going to solve the border crisis. ... It's never going to be solved as long as people think they get a free pass."
The White House announced the nomination with no fanfare, in a formal notice that Trump was sending Homan's name to the Senate. The president was flying from Manila to Hawaii on his way back to Washington after a 13-day Asia trip.
The White House had two more days to name a permanent ICE director before a deadline that would have blocked Homan for exercising authority any longer in an acting capacity. The nomination is subject to Senate approval.
Homan's performance as an advocate for Trump's policies made him briefly the subject of speculation for secretary of homeland security. But that vacancy, created when former Marine Gen. John Kelly took over as White House chief of staff, ended up going to....
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Deport! Deport! Deport!
Make that your mantra, Mr. Homan! Well, that, and MAGA!
Why we elected Mr. Trump.
New sheriff in town, invaders.
Time to get right with the law and head back to the hacienda before you get taken there.
We might even let you come back for a visit. If you behave yourself.
Another excellent selection from President Trump. ICE would be a nonentity if the election had gone the other way.
This will most likely now be dealt with.
Can’t take all this WINNING! Cofefe!
covfefe (sp.)
Winning. ....it’s OK. ...get a tub of schardenfroide salve. ...apply 3 to 4 times a day until relief occurs.
Hardliner - translation - someone who enforces the law as written. Liberals shocked after Obama ignored the law for so many years.
Great choice, but will he clear confirmation with Juan McCain and Flake?
It was just moments ago that I heard the ICE agents were complaining that Obama people were still running things. Great news.
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