Trump "border czar" vows to bring back family detention
SalonPresident-elect Donald Trump’s top border advisor Tom Homan says he will instruct authorities to restart the Trump-era policy of detaining families with children. In an interview with the Washington Post, Homan said immigration authorities may house families in tents near the border, reversing President Joe Biden’s 2021 decision to end family detentions at the request of advocates. “How many beds we’re going to need will depend on what the data says.” Homan, formerly the acting director of ICE, oversaw the first Trump administration’s family separation policy. The advisor also said to expect a reversal on many Biden-era tweaks, promising to bring back worksite raids and the “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum-seekers, which critics say violates international law governing asylum.