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Jun 2025
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An Interview With Trump’s Border Czar, T...

The New York Times
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Over the past several weeks, federal agents have mounted increasingly aggressive immigration raids across the country.

They have met with intense pushback from protesters, politicians and businesses.

Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, speaks about his deportation strategy and why the Trump administration is only just getting started.

Guest: Tom Homan, border czar for the Trump administration.

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