The Vindication of Tom Homan

Trump’s border czar was never waving the white flag on enforcement, and now he has the numbers to prove it.

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President Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2026.

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Where does Tom Homan go to get his apology?

When Trump put his border czar in charge of unwinding the controversial Department of Homeland Security operation in Minneapolis earlier this year, critics on the right believed that Homan would be the instrument of a broad Trump climb-down on his signature issue.

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