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Tom Homan: “I was the first director of ICE.”

Featuring: Tom Homan, Border Czar, Trump Administration | National

Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security

Published July 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:36

That gentleman just standing here, he ain't got the balls to put a badge on and go stand there and take the criminals on. The men and women of ICE have a dangerous job already. I was one of them. I was the first director of ICE. I actually came up to the ranks. The 20,000 men and women that work for me, I never asked them to do anything I didn't do myself, because I was one of them. (07:36–07:39)

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“We just spent four years of massive illegal migration where 10.5 million illegal aliens came to this nation.”
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“We got over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records walking the streets of this nation.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 13:28-13:36
“We got 1.4 million illegal aliens who had due process at great taxpayer expense, were ordered removed and never left.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 13:35-13:43
“A record number of terrorist watch lists over 400. Over 400 people. Terrorist watch list were called the southern border.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 16:22-16:30
“Under four years of Biden, under Trump, 45, we had 14. Biden had 400.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 16:29-16:34
“Under Joe Biden, on an average day, 1800 got aways that we knew about.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 16:58-17:05
“Time I came out of retirement for President Trump, who happens to be the greatest president in my lifetime.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 00:41-00:47
“Secure border of my lifetime under Trump. 45 and unsecured on purpose. The first president in the history of this nation who came into…”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 01:23-01:34
“Unlike the last administration, President Trump's policies are saving lives every day.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 02:14-02:20
“Some of the children were with family members, but some of the children were sex trafficking and forced labor.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 03:05-03:11
“President Trump and myself are not going to be satisfied until we find every single child in Sable.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 03:23-03:30
“Why did they release people? Let me tell you the secret. They play the long game. Let millions of people cross the border and let's release…”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 04:01-04:09
“Sanctuary cities are sanctuary for criminals.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 06:32-06:35
“The danger facing ICE [and Border Patrol] right now I've never seen before in my career.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 09:19-09:25
“I've been doing this since 1984.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 09:24-09:27
“You got members of Congress comparing ICE to Nazis and racists.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 09:44-09:49
“We're going to enforce the law unlike the last administration.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 12:58-13:02
“Joe Biden couldn't or wouldn't do in four years.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 14:32-14:37
“President Trump's going to designate the criminal cartels of Mexico as terrorist organizations. And you know what? He damn well did it.”
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“10.5 million illegal answers to this border.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 16:19-16:22
“You know how many there was yesterday? 11. 11 from 1800.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 17:11-17:17
“It was 15,000 under Biden. Some days yesterday, nine were arrested at the border, immediately returned.”
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“Sex trafficking has plummeted because the border is secure.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 17:47-17:52
“Fentanyl overdose deaths have plummeted in this country because we have a secure border.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 17:57-18:04
“We have already arrested thousands of national security threats and deported them from this country.”
Tom Homan's Fiery Speech on Immigration and Border Security | Uploaded July 12, 2025 | 18:10-18:16
“ICE have already arrested and deported 150,000 illegal aliens, most of them conviction.”
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