White House border czar Tom Homan joins "NewsNation Prime" for an exclusive interview on the backlash facing ICE, concerns about detention center standards and the legal challenges and lawsuits the agency continues to confront. He also discusses the administration's immigration enforcement strategy and responds to criticism of ICE operations nationwide. #ICE #backlash #immigration "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Tom Homan said he's not aware of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeting parents at school bus stops in Connecticut, but that he'll look into the allegations by local elected officials. #borderczar #ICE #CNN
President Trump 's controversial "self-deportation" program, which pays unauthorized immigrants to leave the U.S., is on pace to account for more than 200,000 departures, according to internal data shared with Axios. Why it matters: Launched last year alongside a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, the initiative is virtually the only carrot in an aggressive immigration crackdown that has been long on sticks. - Through July 16, the nearly $600 million program — dubbed Project Homecoming by the Department of Homeland Security — has helped about 132,000 people exit the U.S. - Roughly 70,000 more have signed up and are on track to leave, according to the data. - About half of the self-deportations have involved immigrants held in…
