Tom Homan Warns Liberal Governors Against Interfering with ICE Enforcement

New Deportation Program and Cost Savings

• ✈️ The Biden administration's previous policies are described as offering "free airline tickets" to cities of choice for illegal immigrants, along with free hotels, meals, and work authorization.
• 🏠 A new program aims to reverse this by encouraging individuals to leave voluntarily or face removal, leading to significant cost savings estimated at around 75% compared to traditional enforcement.
• 🎯 This program is particularly aimed at the estimated 1.4 million illegal aliens ordered deported but who have become fugitives, offering them a chance to leave without facing mandatory bars that would prevent future legal entry.

ICE Enforcement and Sanctuary Cities

• 🚨 Tom Homan emphasizes that criminals will still be actively pursued and removed, and this program will free up resources to focus more on them.
• ⚖️ Homan clarifies that his statements about elected officials are not threats but warnings about the legal consequences of impeding law enforcement efforts or knowingly harboring/concealing illegal immigrants, which are felonies.
• 🏛️ He cites instances where judges have allegedly aided individuals in evading ICE, stating that such actions could lead to prosecution for violating laws.

Program Uptake and Messaging

• 📈 Approximately 7,000 people have taken advantage of the new voluntary departure program so far.
• 📣 The program is being actively promoted through multimedia, especially in Spanish, to encourage more individuals to leave voluntarily.
• 🔍 Homan believes that increased messaging will lead to more people leaving on their own terms, while ICE continues to prioritize the removal of criminal aliens.