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Tom Homan: “Under President Obama, we removed 409,000 people.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 15:59

He's wrong. Numbers prove it. Look at the numbers. Look at the numbers of arrests and removals in the past year, and you give me one year. We've done more. Never. Under President Obama, we removed 409,000 people. I got national. I got a presidential rank award for it. Highest award available from President Obama. They don't want to admit that now they did. Congratulations. You removed 409,000 people. (15:59–16:03)

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