Tom Homan speaks on stage at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, Jul.17, 2024, on the third day of the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee, Wis. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
On "America’s Newsroom" on Thursday morning, border czar Tom Homan reaffirmed his statement, saying that officials are "asking for an increase" in arrests.
"We’ve gotta increase these arrests and removals," Homan said.
"The numbers are good, but I’m not satisfied. I haven’t been satisfied all year long," noting that there’s a major "public safety" risk with hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants still in the country from the Biden administration and earlier. For those that do not already have rap sheets, DHS is encouraging them to self-deport with a covered commercial flight and an $1,000 stipend for exiting.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on at the Coast Guard Academy Commencement in New London, Connecticut, on May 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin)
The goal increases as the administration pushes Congress to pass the reconciliation bill, which has just been passed by the House. The bill is expected to ramp up funding to get 10,000 more ICE agents and tens of thousands more beds for detention facilities.
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"This bill will add infrastructure and technology to make our gains on the borders permanent. It puts more boots on the ground to target cartel activity, alien smuggling, child trafficking and drug smuggling. It will provide the needed funds and manpower to increase the great work of ICE on our deportation operations nationwide," Homan said of the bill after its House passage, according to the White House.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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