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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan, the former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to serve as his “border czar.” Trump chose Homan, rather than nominating him, because “czars” do not require Senate confirmation.
Trump described this position:
I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders (“The Border Czar”), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security. I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job.
As NPR describes:
The term czar is used — sometimes by headline writers, sometimes by the White House — to describe an official that a president designates to coordinate the government’s response to a specific issue, usually one that is…
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