Trump rehires Tom Homan, father of family separation policy, as border czar
Immigration,2024 Presidential Election,Unauthorized Immigration,Immigration Reform,Border Crisis,Customs And Border Protection,Deportations,Border Patrol
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Donald Trump has rehired the highly controversial immigration official Tom Homan, considered one of the key architects of the “zero tolerance” family separation policy during his first administration.
The immigration hardliner served as the acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between 2017 and 2018.
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