Trump border czar privately tempers Republican lawmaker expectations on administration’s initial deportation operation
CNNCNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan has privately told Republican lawmakers to temper their expectations for the incoming administration’s initial deportation operation, citing limited resources, according to multiple sources involved in the conversations. “Homan has been telling some of the members that ‘Hey, if you want me to do all these things that you’re talking about, this costs money, and it’s not being done with the CR that’s in place now,” one GOP lawmaker told CNN, referring to the continuing budget resolution that simply extends the current level of DHS funding. “It all depends on the funding I get from the Hill,” Homan said on CNN’s “The Source.” He wouldn’t specify how many undocumented immigrants he hopes to see deported by the end of Trump’s next four years in office. “He’s going to need money right away,” GOP Rep. Andy Biggs told CNN.