Trump immigration official offers easy solution to families separated by deportation

Tom Homan, who was the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under former President Donald Trump, told "60 Minutes" there is a way to address families being separated due to deportations.

Trump has promised that his next administration will launch the country's largest deportation operation to address the historic border crisis that was started by the Biden-Harris administration. The campaign promise has caused great concern among open-border advocates and activists who say the deportations will be too costly and too complicated to carry out.

'Because their parent absolutely entered the country illegally, had a child knowing he was in the country illegally.'

Correspondent Cecilia Vega told Homan that deporting 1 million illegal immigrants could cost an estimated $88 billion in one year.

"I don't know if it's accurate or not," Homan said.

"Is that what American taxpayers should expect?" Vega asked.

"What price do you put on national security? Is it worth it?" Homan countered.

"Is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families?” Vega followed up.

"Of course there is. Families can be deported together," Homan replied.

When Vega asked why children who grew up in the United States should be forced to go to a country they are unfamiliar with, Homan said, "Because their parent absolutely entered the country illegally, had a child knowing he was in the country illegally. So he created that crisis."

Similar to the promise of building a better wall system along the U.S.-Mexico border during his first campaign, Trump's promise to carry out mass deportations has been a staple of his third presidential run. Due to the large illegal immigrant population, Trump has proposed using the National Guard and local law enforcement to help ICE officers track down and remove illegal aliens.

"If given a second term, Donald Trump promises to decimate American communities by targeting immigrants who are already contributing members of society and blocking new immigrants from coming lawfully to the United States. Trump has made clear that he will double down on what he did during his presidency — without regard for the law, decency, or common sense," the American Civil Liberties Union has claimed about Trump's plan.

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