Trump expected to announce he’s hiring Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director

Donald Trump is expected to announce in the coming days that he’s bringing back Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration.

Donald Trump is expected to announce in the coming days that he’s bringing back Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration. Homan is expected to serve in a czar-like role in Trump’s second administration, though the details are still being finalized, sources familiar with the plan told CNN. The former acting ICE director was a contributor to Project 2025, the sweeping conservative blueprint for the next Republican president, which Trump distanced himself from during his campaign. CNN has reached out to Homan for comment. In a recent interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Homan argued that “families could be deported together” when asked about Trump’s pledge to carry about mass deportations immediately upon entering office. He also argued that that effort would be targeted, though exact plans for how it would be carried out — and how much it would cost — remain to be seen. “It’s not going to be a mass sweep of neighborhoods. It’s not going to be building concentration camps. I’ve read it all. It’s ridiculous,” Homan told CBS. In a sign of his influence in Trump’s orbit, Homan spoke at the Republican National Convention in July.