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Tom Homan’s Deportation Push Falters—So He’s Bullying AOC Instead

The New York Democrat tells us the White House relies on fear, not real enforcement power (EXCLUSIVE)

Pablo Manríquez
Feb 25, 2025
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told us Monday evening she wants answers from DOJ about Tom Homan’s supposed inquiry over the congresswoman’s ongoing efforts to inform migrants about their rights.

Homan is President Donald Trump’s ‘border czar’, an ambiguous role that reports directly to the president and is—at least, in theory—responsible for executing the White House’s hitherto flaccid campaign for mass deportations.

Deportations and detentions are down under the Trump administration, despite that Homan has swelled the ranks of this federal deportation workforce by pulling agents from other law enforcement agencies, like DEA, DOJ, and FBI.

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