Trump border czar Homan, wife ‘living separately’ because of death threats
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Jun 26, 2025
Border czar Tom Homan says he lives apart from his wife due to death threats and returned to public service out of duty.
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In a recent interview, Border Czar Tom Homan says he and his wife are currently living separately because of death threats he's received due to his role in enforcing strict immigration policies under President Trump
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I don't see my I don't see my family very much. My wife's living separately from me right now, mainly because I work so many hours, but mostly because of the death threats against me
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I don't know. She's someplace else. I see as much as I can
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But the death threats against me and my family are outrageous. Holman oversees the enforcement of immigration laws and the deportation of undocumented immigrants
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This is not Holman's first time serving in a presidential administration. He has worked under six U.S. presidents since 1984
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During President Trump's first term, he served as a senior immigration advisor before retiring from government service
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He said during the interview that he woke up frustrated every day for four years while
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President Biden was in the White House and that he didn't hesitate to come back and work
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for Trump again. He detailed the phone call he received from Trump when he was asked to serve in the administration again
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I was actually out to dinner with my wife and then my phone rang and looked down and it says POTUS and my wife says oh He asking you to come back isn he So I walked outside and the first thing he said to me was you been g about it for four years I come back and fix it So how do you say no Yeah Right
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Holman is now playing a leading role in shaping and carrying out Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations
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He stated that he accepted a significant pay cut to leave the private sector and return to public service
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However, he emphasized that securing the nation's borders is a critical priority
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and that he would make the same decision again despite the personal sacrifices he and his family have made
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I felt a duty come back. I've done this my whole career. I know how to help. I know how to fix it. And I wake up every day like a kid in the candy store. I got the greatest
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president of my lifetime down the hall who gets it. He understands it. When it comes to border
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security, immigration enforcement, he gets it. And we're going to fix it. He's the guy to fix it
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Since becoming border czar, U.S. southern border crossings have dropped significantly, hitting record lows, according to new CBP data. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan
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