President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for border czar, Tom Homan, said plans for a large-scale operation to deport illegal immigrants would begin in Chicago, warning local officials not to stand in the way.
“We’re going to start right here in Chicago, Illinois. If your Chicago mayor doesn’t want to help, he needs to step aside,” Homan told the crowd at a Dec. 9 event in Chicago co-organized by the Northwest Side GOP Club. “But if he impedes us—if he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien—I will prosecute him.”
Trump campaigned on the promise to secure the border and deport anyone residing in the country illegally, with estimates of the illegal immigrant population in the United States ranging from around 11 million to 21 million. The president-elect has also vowed to end birthright citizenship, although he recently signaled willingness to work with Democrats on a plan that would exclude individuals who entered the United States illegally as children—often referred to as Dreamers—from the mass deportations.
Homan, who during Trump’s first term served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is the man the president-elect has designated to oversee the removals. While the specifics of the operation remain unclear, Homan has said that the effort would prioritize the removal of criminals and gang members.
However, he has urged other illegal immigrants to self-deport, warning it’s just a matter of time before they’re caught and deported. He also has vowed to recommend that federal funds be blocked from cities that do not assist ICE agents in their efforts. […]
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