Former ICE director slams Biden’s border policies and warns criminal cartels and gangs are exploiting the crisis

Former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tom Homan criticized the Biden administration’s border policies during an appearance on Fox News Friday, arguing that the current approach empowers criminal cartels and endangers national security by allowing millions of immigrants into the U.S.

Since the Biden-Harris administration took office US Customs and Border Protection has reported 7 million encounters with migrants at the southern border. Homan asserted that without a change in leadership, illegal immigration will continue to rise, and he suggested that only former President Donald Trump can effectively address the crisis.

“They’re not going anywhere unless President Trump is back in the White House,” Homan said Laura Ingrahamreferring to the influx of migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. He criticized the government’s use of the CBP1 appallowing migrants to schedule appointments for processing at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Homan, even Mexico has stepped up enforcement to prevent Trump’s return to office. “The criminal cartels in Mexico, who make billions of dollars every month, do not want President Trump to become president,” Homan added.

According to the American Immigration Council, migrants seeking asylum use the CBP1 app to pre-schedule their processing at the border.

Homan further claimed that Mexico and global terrorist organizations that benefit from the porous southwest border oppose Trump’s presidency because it would disrupt their activities.

Adding to these concerns, a federal letter released Wednesday revealed that thousands of illegal immigrants and noncitizens convicted of serious crimes, including murder and sexual assault, are currently free in the US. Republican Texas Representative Tony Gonzalesreported that per July 21about 662,566 non-citizens with a criminal record were on ICE’s national docket, including both detained and non-detained individuals.

Reports also suggest that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is taking advantage of the current border crisis to expand its operations into the US, with immigration authorities struggling to identify gang members before they enter the country.

Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris avoided a direct answer when asked about her strategy to tackle illegal immigration during a September 19 forum hosted by Oprah Winfrey. Instead, Harris discussed her background as California’s attorney general and mentioned the failure of a bipartisan border bill, without specifically addressing the current border situation.

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