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Border Czar Says 62,000 Illegally Smuggled Children Rescued So Far

The Trump administration has located over 60,000 smuggled children, some rescued from trafficking and forced labor, amid a crackdown targeting Minnesota’s large Somali immigrant community.

  • On Dec 7, Tom Homan, White House border czar, defended President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, saying the state has a large illegal Somali community and vowed `We're going to arrest every illegal alien that we find there`.
  • Following the president's comments last week, Homan defended the focus on public-safety and national-security threats and said he agreed 100% with President Donald Trump's approach.
  • Homan denied a stepped-up deportation campaign in Minneapolis–St. Paul despite `enhanced operations`, and said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are not targeting by appearance.
  • On Sunday, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Congresswoman, called the president's comments `It's completely disgusting` and said he is calling American citizens `garbage`, while Senator John Curtis, U.S. Senator , warned ICE operations create unnecessary fear and urged welcoming immigrants.
  • Policy context shows a longer refugee and visa history as the U.S. began issuing visas to Somali refugees in 1992 after a 1991 exodus of more than 1 million people, while administration enforcement rhetoric framed actions as fulfilling voters' expectations.
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The White House border tsar, Tom Homan, this Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s immigration strategy in Minnesota, after the president called Somali immigrants “shit” and said they should be sent “back to where they came from.” read more]]>

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