EAGLE PASS, Texas—Incoming border czar Tom Homan has made it clear that states such as Texas are about to have an ally in the White House when it comes to securing the U.S. southern border.
Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised a new era of cooperation between the federal government and states eager to secure the border as President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan takes shape. The two served early Thanksgiving meals to Texas Department of Public Safety law enforcement and Texas National Guard members last week.
“The first morning I woke up with a smile on my face was the day after the election when President Trump won because he’s going to come back. He’s going to finish the job he started,” said Homan, the former acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Ideas floated by Trump and Homan so far include quickly rolling back policies from the…
