Tom Homan

But after a few years on the Southwest border, there's so much action. You know, you eat it up. And I knew the northern border was pretty much vacation paradise. I just didn't, I never applied to go back up north because it was just, there was a lot of action on the southern border. Saw a lot of terrible things, but also was very rewarding. Saved a lot of lives.

But after a few years on the Southwest border, there's so much action. You know, you eat it up. And I knew the northern border was pretty much vacation paradise. I just didn't, I never applied to go back up north because it was just, there was a lot of action on the southern border. Saw a lot of terrible things, but also was very rewarding. Saved a lot of lives.

But after a few years on the Southwest border, there's so much action. You know, you eat it up. And I knew the northern border was pretty much vacation paradise. I just didn't, I never applied to go back up north because it was just, there was a lot of action on the southern border. Saw a lot of terrible things, but also was very rewarding. Saved a lot of lives.

1984. This is when I joined the Border Patrol.

1984. This is when I joined the Border Patrol.

1984. This is when I joined the Border Patrol.

I mean, San Diego Sector, 1500 night just come through San Diego Sector. They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana. Hundreds and hundreds would gather. Then when the sun went down, they just ran north. I mean, it's actually like a movie. You just grab what you could.

I mean, San Diego Sector, 1500 night just come through San Diego Sector. They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana. Hundreds and hundreds would gather. Then when the sun went down, they just ran north. I mean, it's actually like a movie. You just grab what you could.

I mean, San Diego Sector, 1500 night just come through San Diego Sector. They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana. Hundreds and hundreds would gather. Then when the sun went down, they just ran north. I mean, it's actually like a movie. You just grab what you could.

I was in camp on a smaller station, but as a GS-5 Border Patrol agent, I tried to get all the overtime I could get. So I'd go down and work the overtime on the weekends or whatever days I had off to work the soccer field or work the checkpoints. illegal grace was, there's very few border patrol agents, so you're overwhelmed every night down there. Damn. How long did you do that? Four years.

I was in camp on a smaller station, but as a GS-5 Border Patrol agent, I tried to get all the overtime I could get. So I'd go down and work the overtime on the weekends or whatever days I had off to work the soccer field or work the checkpoints. illegal grace was, there's very few border patrol agents, so you're overwhelmed every night down there. Damn. How long did you do that? Four years.

I was in camp on a smaller station, but as a GS-5 Border Patrol agent, I tried to get all the overtime I could get. So I'd go down and work the overtime on the weekends or whatever days I had off to work the soccer field or work the checkpoints. illegal grace was, there's very few border patrol agents, so you're overwhelmed every night down there. Damn. How long did you do that? Four years.

like a police department to get you uniformed division on patrol you got the specialists more the investigators so you investigate you know conspiracies you investigate alien smuggling and drug smuggling and you know in trafficking um illicit trafficking of people and goods so i left the uniform division the uniform division became a criminal investigator special agent

like a police department to get you uniformed division on patrol you got the specialists more the investigators so you investigate you know conspiracies you investigate alien smuggling and drug smuggling and you know in trafficking um illicit trafficking of people and goods so i left the uniform division the uniform division became a criminal investigator special agent

like a police department to get you uniformed division on patrol you got the specialists more the investigators so you investigate you know conspiracies you investigate alien smuggling and drug smuggling and you know in trafficking um illicit trafficking of people and goods so i left the uniform division the uniform division became a criminal investigator special agent

So I went from Campo, California. It was a small station. When I got to Campo as a border liaison, I think I was like number 34. Now it's got 300 people there. So I went from there and I became a special agent in Phoenix, Arizona in 1988. What kind of stuff were you investigating? Mostly immigration related, anti-smuggling. I spent most of my time anti-smuggling unit.

So I went from Campo, California. It was a small station. When I got to Campo as a border liaison, I think I was like number 34. Now it's got 300 people there. So I went from there and I became a special agent in Phoenix, Arizona in 1988. What kind of stuff were you investigating? Mostly immigration related, anti-smuggling. I spent most of my time anti-smuggling unit.

So I went from Campo, California. It was a small station. When I got to Campo as a border liaison, I think I was like number 34. Now it's got 300 people there. So I went from there and I became a special agent in Phoenix, Arizona in 1988. What kind of stuff were you investigating? Mostly immigration related, anti-smuggling. I spent most of my time anti-smuggling unit.

So we're investigating criminal cartels who smuggle people and smuggle drugs. So I spent most of my career doing that. But you do immigration fraud. People are selling fraudulent green cards and birth certificates and worksite enforcement. Worksite enforcement came around in 1986, 87. Did a lot of worksite enforcement. You went to companies, large factories.

So we're investigating criminal cartels who smuggle people and smuggle drugs. So I spent most of my career doing that. But you do immigration fraud. People are selling fraudulent green cards and birth certificates and worksite enforcement. Worksite enforcement came around in 1986, 87. Did a lot of worksite enforcement. You went to companies, large factories.