{"id":18099,"date":"2025-01-12T17:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T17:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18099"},"modified":"2025-01-12T17:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T17:05:19","slug":"trump-border-czar-tom-homan-wants-a-hotline-for-americans-to-report-suspected-criminal-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18099","title":{"rendered":"Trump border czar Tom Homan wants a hotline for Americans to report suspected criminal migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick to oversee \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/12\/us-news\/trumps-border-czar-pick-tom-homan-praises-nyc-mayor-adams-following-great-meeting-new-york-city-is-about-to-get-a-lot-safer\/\">the largest deportation operation in American history<\/a>,\u201d revealed Friday that the new administration is considering setting up a hotline that would allow Americans to report migrants suspected of committing crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want a place where American citizens can call and report,\u201d the incoming border czar said of the \u201cfresh idea\u201d being evaluated by the Trump transition team,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-administration-close-darien-gap-tom-homan-rcna186769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during an interview with NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to take care of the American people,\u201d Homan added. \u201cWe need to make sure they have an outlet to help report child traffickers, forced labor traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to give them an opportunity to be a part of the fix.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/tom-homan-president-elect-donald-95759267.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/tom-homan-president-elect-donald-95759267.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/tom-homan-president-elect-donald-95759267.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/tom-homan-president-elect-donald-95759267.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Tom Homan\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Homan said the incoming administration would also explore ways to close the Darien Gap in Panama.<span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>Homan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/11\/us-news\/trump-announces-tom-homan-former-director-of-immigration-enforcement-will-serve-as-border-czar\/\">the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, argued that the benefits of mass deporting migrants who have committed crimes while in the US illegally cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--more inline-module--more inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<p>\u201cI think mass deportation and results of mass deportation are more important to this country than anything,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t put a price on all these young women who\u2019ve been raped and murdered. I don\u2019t put a price on our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Homan, 63, also teased that the incoming administration would move to shut down the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/25\/us-news\/migrants-traversing-darien-gap-plummets-40-as-panama-cracks-down-on-major-route\/\">\u00a0Darien Gap<\/a>, a treacherous 70-mile stretch of jungle in Panama that serves as the only land bridge between South and Central America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt needs to happen,\u201d he said. \u201cShutting down the Darien Gap is going to protect our national security. It\u2019s going to save thousands of lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The popular smuggling route was used by more than 530,000 migrants last year alone as part of caravan voyages destined for the US-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to work with the foreign government,\u201d Homan said of how the Trump administration would crack down on illegal crossings at the Darien Gap.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/10\/us-news\/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-wants-hotline-for-americans-to-report-suspected-criminal-migrants\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawHw1XFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQxWRdZFDrOywe-UTINC39zDJ8dM_LeAVo35PpsW7Q04mXty7F61zTG0pA_aem_sPgKv5mdPqeNd4J3leZxOw#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2025-ruby-arizona-unlawful-border-96258125.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Migrants\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Homan argued that mass deportations are \u201cmore important to this country than anything.\u201d<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=105,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 105w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=200,133&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=661,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/2018-president-donald-trump-renewed-94481747.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Tom Homan\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Homan served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first Trump administration.<span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nyp-editor-universal-promo\">\n<div class=\"universal-promo__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Panama\u2019s Security Minister Frank Abrego\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/americas\/trump-immigration-policy-panama-darien-gap-05c2861e?mod=hp_lead_pos8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0last month that the country\u2019s immigration authorities had seen a 40% drop in crossings but are concerned the numbers could creep up again without ongoing US support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the Trump administration to realize that its border is actually here at the Darien Gap and to see how complicated that area is,\u201d Mulino told the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still concerned,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick to oversee \u201cthe largest deportation operation in American history,\u201d revealed Friday that the new administration is considering setting up a hotline that &hellip; 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