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Tom Homan: “We went from an average of about 28 to 30,000 people, up…”

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Published May 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:40

But either it's up or it isn't very good shape. We're with dealing. Why is it up? Because we got to double the population we had last year. We went from an average of about 28 to 30,000 people, up near 70,000 people. So when you double the population, of course the instances are going to increase too. The increase in the instances are due to doubling the population under our care. (03:40–03:46)

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Asserts that the ICE detainee population increased from about 28,000-30,000 to nearly 70,000.

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