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Tom Homan: “The numbers [of deportations] have dipped slightly, I think…”

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

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Extended interview: Tom Homan says ICE embraced "smarter" deportation tactics after Minneapolis

Published | Video Starts at 04:25

No, we're just doing things the right way. What does that mean? Well, the President made a promise to the American people, amass deportations. I'm overseeing that along with Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen. The numbers [of deportations] have dipped slightly, I think 12%. Because why? Because the government's shut down. I mean, ICE agents may be getting paid, but our contractors aren't. The people who do the targeting people do all that work to make it possible to go look for people. (04:25–04:28)

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Asserts that deportation numbers have decreased by approximately 12%.

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