In a fiery appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime” Monday, Border Czar Tom Homan didn’t just defend President Trump’s latest immigration crackdown—he went on the offensive. Discussing the administration’s halt on migration from high-risk regions and the vetting failures of the previous four years, Homan delivered a stark ultimatum to unverified migrants: provide proof of identity or face immediate deportation.
The segment opened with Watters questioning why Afghan nationals—some potentially dangerous—were brought to the U.S. rather than neighboring Muslim countries.
Homan didn’t miss a beat, immediately tearing into the Biden administration’s track record. He alleged that top officials, including Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “lied to the American people” about the security screening process for thousands of newcomers.
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“They weren’t properly vetted because they didn’t have access to any documentation,” Homan stated, citing reports from the Department of Defense and DHS Inspector Generals. He described a chaotic scene at airports where individuals arrived without so much as an ID. “You’re going to take [documentation] from the Taliban? The Taliban’s going to give us the intelligence information we need to vet these people? It’s ridiculous.”
Homan painted a grim picture of the national security gaps left by the previous administration. Beyond the vetting issues with Afghan refugees, he pointed to the “two million-plus gotaways” at the southern border—individuals who evaded capture entirely and for whom the U.S. government has no fingerprints, photographs, or biographic data.
“We don’t know where they came from, why they’re here, or where they’re at now,” Homan admitted, before pivoting to the current administration’s counter-measures. “President Trump is committed to finding every one of these people… If we can’t vet them, they’re going to be deported.”
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The interview took a personal turn when Watters asked about potential legal retaliation from Democrats, noting recent rhetoric targeting Trump administration officials. Homan’s response was defiant.
“Come get some,” he challenged. “I’m not going to let them forget what they did the last four years.” He rattled off a list of grievances he attributes to Biden-era policies, including “half a million children” smuggled across the border and a massive spike in drug overdoses. Homan claimed the new administration has already located 30,000 missing children, contrasting this with the 300,000 he says were lost under Biden’s watch.
The discussion underscored the sharp pivot in U.S. immigration policy, moving from what Homan described as a period of “open borders” and “lies” to a rigorous enforcement regime. For Homan, the mission is clear: secure the border, identify the unknown threats inside the country, and remove anyone who cannot prove they belong.
“President Trump’s going to make this country safe again,” Homan concluded. “And we’ll make sure that he keeps that promise.”
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