Trump names ex-ICE head Tom Homan as U.S. "Border Czar"

• Homan has been a strong supporter of Trump's mass deportation plans, which Axios reported in February would see the mobilization of ICE agents, the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with federal prosecutors, the National Guard and state and local law enforcement officers.
• Homan vowed in July to deport people in the country without authorization and warned that Trump would designate Mexican cartels a "terrorist organization" for their role in getting fentanyl across the border.

Driving the news: Homan "will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation's Borders ('The Border Czar'​), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

• There "is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders," said Trump, who added that Homan "will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin."

What he's saying: "It's going to be a well-targeted, planned operation conducted, leading by the men of ICE," Homan said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures," emphasizing that the military would not be rounding up and arresting suspects in the deportation plan.

• "It's going to be done in a humane manner."

Zoom out: Trump's announcement comes days after he tapped Susie Wiles, his co-campaign manager, to be his White House chief of staff in the incoming administration.

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.