‘They Chose to Deport Their Kids’–Homan & Leavitt Defend Harsh Immigration Raids After ICE Crackdown

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In a fiery White House press briefing following ICE raids in Colorado and Florida, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan made headlines with a chilling immigration message: “Having a U.S. citizen child does NOT make you immune from the law.” Homan defended the deportations of parents, stating they “chose” that outcome, even if it meant their American-born children would be sent away too.    #TomHoman #KarolineLeavitt #Deportation #ImmigrationPolicy #ICERaids #USCitizenChildren #TrumpAdministration #BorderSecurity #ImmigrationNews #PressBriefing #WhiteHouseNews #PoliticalDebate #FamilySeparation #ChillingMessage #USPolitics  ~PR.274~HT.408~GR.121~

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00:00There were three U.S. citizen children who were removed with their mothers who

00:04were in the United States. What we did is remove children with their mothers who

00:08requested the children depart with them. This was a parental decision, parental

00:11one, parenting 101. The mothers made that choice. Are you concerned that due

00:16process, at least for the U.S. citizen children, is being flouted and at the

00:20speed of which... They weren't deported, we don't deport U.S. citizens. The parents

00:24made that decision, not the United States government. But I don't hear any

00:28questions about... This is a question for Mr. Homan. Late last week, there were three

00:33U.S. citizen children who were removed with their mothers who were in the

00:37United States illegally. There have been a federal judge in Louisiana who was

00:41appointed by President Trump, said that he was concerned that there was, quote, no

00:45meaningful process. Are you concerned that due process, at least for the U.S.

00:50citizen children, is being flouted and at the speed at which the enforcement is

00:56being done could lead to errors, as was the case in the Kilmer-Abrego-Garcia case? And

01:01then also, if you could give an update on the deportation numbers under this

01:04administration and whether you're pleased with them.

01:06First of all, I don't accept the term error in Abrego-Garcia. There was an

01:12oversight. There was a withholding order. But things have changed. The facts around the

01:17withholding order has changed. Now we're terrorists. We're seeing withholding order set

01:20aside. And the gang he was fearing from being removed to El Salvador no longer exists. So

01:24the facts around that case are totally different. I'll let the lawyers litigate

01:27that. But as far as the U.S. three U.S. kids, I'd say from day one that if you enter this

01:33country legally, it's a crime. If you remain in this country legally and you ignore a

01:37judge's order about deporting, if you choose to have a U.S. citizen child knowing you're

01:43in this country legally, you put yourself in that position. You put your family in that

01:47position. What we did is remove children with their mothers who requested the children depart

01:52with them. This was a parental decision. Parenting 101. The mothers made that choice.

01:58And I tell you what, if we didn't do it, the story today would be the Trump administration

02:02separating families again. No, we're keeping families together. So when a parent says, I

02:07want my two-year-old baby to go with me, we made that happen. They weren't deported. We

02:12don't deport U.S. citizens. The parents made that decision, not the United States

02:16government. But I don't hear any questions about, Lake and Riley had a mother. She's

02:21never going to see her child again. Rachel Morin, she had five children. You know, those

02:28children are never going to see their mom again. This administration is doing the

02:31right thing. Every public safety threat we arrest from this country and move them.

02:35This country is much safer. So parents will make a decision what happens to their

02:38child. Having a U.S. citizen child does not make you immune from our laws. If that's the message

02:44we send the entire world, enter the country legally, it's a crime, don't worry about it.

02:49Get order removed by an immigration judge, don't worry about it. No one's looking for

02:53you. And have a U.S. citizen child, and you're immune from our laws, you're never going to

02:58fix the border. People will keep putting themselves in harm's way. More women will die. More children

03:03will die crossing this border. We've got to secure a border by enforcing our laws. We're

03:06not making this up. We're enforcing laws under statute, enacted by Congress, and it's the right

03:10thing to do. Can you give an update on the deportation numbers under this administration?

03:14What are you asking for? We just provided the numbers.

03:16The number of deportations that have occurred under this administration and whether you're

03:19pleased with that.

03:23Last number I just got was 139,000 deportations. Am I happy with that? The numbers are good.

03:30Especially if you look at the ICE numbers. The ICE arrest removals are far beyond

03:34a Biden. But I read the media. Oh, ICE, the deportations are behind the Biden administration.

03:39Well, why? Because they counted border removals. We don't have 10.5 million people crossing the

03:44border. We don't have border removals. So Joe Biden could have deported 5% of his encounters,

03:51and the numbers will still be higher than us on the border removals, because we have a secure

03:55border. The most secure border in the history of this nation. Compare apples to apples, ICE,

04:00arrests, and deportations are far more than Joe Biden.

04:05That's right.

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