President-elect Donald Trump's designated border czar, Tom Homan, outlines ambitious plans to address a pressing humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
According to the Washington Examiner, Homan has highlighted the urgent need to locate approximately 300,000 unaccounted-for children who entered the United States during the ongoing border crisis as part of a comprehensive three-tier deportation strategy.
The announcement came as Trump's team prepares to declare a national emergency to facilitate mass deportations.
This dramatic measure would involve military resources and focus on implementing a structured approach to address illegal immigration. The administration's strategy prioritizes removing national security threats and securing the border before addressing the missing children crisis.
Homan, speaking on Fox News's America Reports, detailed the administration's planned approach to immigration enforcement. Here's what he said regarding the missing children crisis:
The third rail is we got over 300,000 missing children. Over half a million children have been trafficked into the United States. This administration released them to unvetted sponsors, and they can't find 300,000. And based on 3 1/2 decades, some of these children are in forced labor. We already found some in forced labor, some of them are in for sex trafficking, some of them are with pedophiles. We need to save these children. That's going to be the third rail.
The incoming administration plans to reverse what they view as the Biden administration's lax approach to removing criminal aliens.
Homan emphasized that deportations of such individuals decreased by 70% compared to Trump's first term. The new strategy aims to empower ICE by removing operational restrictions.
Several Democratic officials have already voiced their opposition to the planned deportation measures. Notable figures, including Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, have stated they won't cooperate with the Trump administration's deportation plans. This resistance indicates potential challenges in implementing the proposed strategies.
Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman Lara Trump has defended the administration's approach. She emphasized that the deportation plans would prioritize criminals and dismissed Democratic criticism as fearmongering.
The administration also plans to complete the border wall construction, citing its effectiveness in reducing illegal crossings.
The Trump administration's renewed focus on immigration enforcement aims to address what they describe as a 300,000-person humanitarian crisis involving missing migrant children.
Their comprehensive strategy involves declaring a national emergency and implementing a three-tier approach to deportations.
The plan faces significant opposition from Democratic officials and will likely encounter implementation challenges at state and local levels. Despite these obstacles, the incoming administration remains committed to their stated goals of enhanced border security and locating missing migrant children who may be at risk of exploitation.
