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Pedro Camacho

The Man Behind Trump's Family Separation Policy is the Leading Candidate for Homeland Security Secretary

Ex ICE head Thomas Homan at 2024 RNC convention (Credit: Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Thomas Homan is no stranger to Donald Trump's immigration policies. During the president's first term, he served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a year and a half and is credited as being behind the Family Separation Policy, which was condemned by the United Nations as a Human Rights violation from its inception.

During the Biden administration, Homan continued to gain notoriety, especially for being one of the main authors behind Project 2025, the document which many believe to be the policy blueprint for his second term in office. Even though Trump himself has publicly said he ignores who's behind the project, he did keep tabs on Homan as he went as far as to say back in October that the former ICE head would be a part of his team if elected:

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