Tom Holman

My goal with the support of President Trump is to achieve a complete drawdown and end this surge as soon as we can.

But that is largely contingent upon the end of the illegal and threatening activities against ICE and its federal partners that we're seeing in the community.

More officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails.

means less officers on the street doing criminal operations.

This is smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement.

As a result of the need for less law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment,

I have announced effective immediately.

We will draw down 700 people affected today.

It's safer for the community, safer for the officers, and safer for the alien.

Arresting a public safety threat in the safety and security of a jail is the safest thing we could do.

Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration and as a result of the need for less law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment, I have announced effective immediately we will draw down

700 people affected today.

700 law enforcement personnel.

We have also fully integrated CBP personnel into the ICRO team structure under one unified chain of command.

Not two chains of command.

There would be one chain of command here.

Any large enforcement operation I've ever been involved with, there's one chain of command, and that's where we're moving forward.

More officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails means less offers on the street.

doing criminal operations.

This is smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement.