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Trump's Border Czar: 96.7% Drop in Illegal Crossings

5/17/2025

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At a Republican conference, U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan passionately conveyed President Trump's immigration ambitions, boasting a staggering 96.7% plunge in illegal border crossings. He underscored a relentless approach to deportation, vowing to apprehend all illegal entrants. Homan also shed light on the urgent search for over 290,000 missing noncitizen children, revealing progress in locating thousands.

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At a Republican conference, U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan passionately conveyed President Trump's immigration ambitions, boasting a staggering 96.7% plunge in illegal border crossings. He underscored a relentless approach to deportation, vowing to apprehend all illegal entrants. Homan also shed light on the urgent search for over 290,000 missing noncitizen children, revealing progress in locating thousands.