As the Congressional Hispanic Caucus goes through leadership changes in search of rethinking how it communicates with Latino voters during the upcoming Trump administration, one thing is certain: its members are not planning on changing their stance regarding potential mass deportation policies. That was the overarching message from Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán on Monday when she claimed that deportations will only "have a negative impact on the U.S. economy" promising to push back against Trump's plans.
The comments, however, were later criticized by Thomas Homan, Trump's freshly-minted 'border czar' who has been making the rounds since his appointment and providing glimpses into what deportations will actually look like, from suggestions of "self-deportations" to the possibility of workplace raids.
On Monday, Homan went on "Fox News Live" to express his thoughts on Barragán's comments:
"Game on. Look, you're a member of Congress. ICE isn't making this up. They're enforcing the law. Those who enforce the law are the bad guys and those who break the laws are the victims? The whole world is upside down. ICE is enforcing a law that Congress wrote that was signed by a President. And they're going to push back?"
Homan concluded his comments by saying "shame on her" and that "she ought to resign her seat in the House."
It's not the first time that Homan has lashed out against members of the Democratic party over intended mass deportations. Last week he went after Democratic officials who have voiced their refusal to support deportation programs. "If you're not gonna help us, get the hell out of the way. Because we're going to do it ... we may have to double the number of agents we send to New York City," said Homan, speaking about his intentions to see deportation programs through in speaking with Fox News Digital.
Among the notable Democrats who have announced plants to oppose deportations within their state is Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey who stated that "every tool in the tool box has got to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and protect our states and to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law as a basic principle."
Another high-profile critic of deportations was Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker who promised to do everything in his power "to protect our undocumented immigrants."
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