Tom Homan told Alex Marlow plainly what every patriotic American already knows in their bones: if you are in this country illegally, you have broken the law and you are not immune from enforcement. As President Trump’s appointed border czar, Homan has made clear that while enforcement will prioritize violent criminals and national security threats, being in the country unlawfully makes you a target for removal if you don’t leave voluntarily.
This administration’s promise to restore the rule of law at the border is not rhetoric — it’s a plan. Homan has repeatedly said “no one’s off the table” and argued that historic levels of illegal immigration demand a historic removal effort, starting with those who threaten public safety and national security. Americans who want safe streets and sovereign borders should celebrate a leader who refuses to let lawlessness stand.
Left-wing politicians and open-borders activists will howl, but their sentimentalism has consequences: more drugs, more crime, and more Americans paying the price. The honest conservative response is to secure the border, back the agents who enforce our laws, and insist sanctuary cities stop shielding criminals from federal custody. We cannot allow partisan virtue signaling to trump the safety of hardworking communities.
Homan has been blunt about logistics — you need beds, agents, technical support, and the legal tools to execute removals — and he’s asked for the resources to get the job done. That realism matters: enforcing the law requires muscle and planning, not lectures from coastal elites who pretend open borders are benign. If judges or bureaucrats slow progress, the administration says it will push forward within the law to restore order.
Conservatives should not be squeamish about the word deportation; it simply means enforcing existing law and honoring the promises of citizenship to those who followed the rules. Homan’s message is a warning and an opportunity: leave voluntarily if you can, or face the consequences if you choose to flout the system. That clarity is what this country needs after years of muddled leadership that treated borders like a suggestion.
Make no mistake — Democrats will weaponize outrage and the legacy media will run cover for lawbreakers, but ordinary Americans know the difference between compassion and chaos. We can be both humane and firm: enforce the law, protect victims, and stop the invasion that has hollowed out communities and empowered cartels. Tom Homan is doing the hard thing; conservatives should stand with him and demand Congress and the courts stop obstructing the restoration of American sovereignty.
