Trump border czar Tom Homan says he will need funding from Congress and beds for deportations

Incoming border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday night claimed that he would need additional funding from Congress and approximately 100,000 beds for detained illegal immigrants, in order to carryout mass deportations at the start of the new Trump administration.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Homan, who previously served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as his next "border czar" last month. He has been tasked with policing the United States' borders, and deporting all migrants who are in the country illegally.

Homan said that he will be prepared to launch the mass deportation operation on the first day of Trump's term, but that he is still making the plans. He also said he would be asking Congress for money he would use for additional beds and to hire more ICE officers.

“It all depends on the funding I get from the Hill,” Homan told CNN. But he said he is not sure how much he will ask Congress for yet.

Homan also said he will ask the military to help transport illegal immigrants, but they would not be involved in arresting anyone.

The border czar said the Trump administration plans to focus on deporting criminals, gang members and fugitives, but did not have a set number in mind on how many illegal immigrants he hopes to deport over the next four years. He also mentioned illegal immigrants who have not violated U.S. law outside of being in the country illegally could still be deported.

"We want to arrest as many people as we can that are in the country illegally,” Homan said. “If you’re here illegally, you’re not off the table. It’s a violation of the law; it’s a crime to enter this country illegally.”

Homan confirmed that the deportations include undocumented parents who have children that were born in the United States. The children will be allowed to stay in the country, but it would be up to the parents.

“Their child can stay and live with a relative, they can stay with the other parent, or they can take them with them," Homan said. "We don’t deport U.S. citizens. But they put themselves in the position; we didn’t. The bottom line is, having a child in this country does not make you immune from our laws.”

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.