Trump 'border czar' tells ABC military planes will deport migrants every day

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And his "Border Czar", Tom Homan, said that their planned deportation operation will be the biggest one in U.S. history, he told ABC News.

In an interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, Homan stated that just days after Trump took office, the US government for the first time ever used military aircraft to transport migrants back to their home country, and this will now become a daily occurrence.

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According to U.S. officials, the US military flew more than 150 migrants to Guatemala on two separate flights on Thursday. However, it was made clear that the military flights only represent part of a much larger plan.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can now arrest any of the estimated more than 11 million immigrants in the country without legal status, not just those identified as priorities for deportation, such as convicted criminals or other public safety threats.

Watch more of Martha Raddatz' interview with Tom Homan Sunday on ABC's This Week

Listen, if you're in this country without legal authorization, that's really not acceptable and you need to comply with the laws of this land.

In an interview, Homan stated that while the Trump administration's actions are currently focusing on public safety and national security threats, they will expand their priorities in the near future.

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"As that opening takes place, there'll be more arrests occurring throughout the country," he said.

Homan also proposed another possible solution for "those who are in the country illegally": They "should leave" on their own, he stated.

Early in the Biden administration, then-Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas instructed immigration enforcement officers not to "spend resources to remove those who do not pose a threat." Noting that many undocumented immigrants inside the country "have been here for generations and contributed to our country's well-being," as he said in a statement at the time.

Noted is that however, the nation's immigration laws were passed by Congress to be enforced, and those immigrants without legal status are thereby violating those laws.

More of Homan's interview with Raddatz will air on Sunday on "This Week."