Tom Homan
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But the technology, even the existing wall, the new wall that President Trump built under 45, Joe Biden came in and not only ended building more wall, but ended the technology that went into the existing wall. that allows agents to have, you know, if you touch the wall, we know. If you dig under the wall, we know.
If you climb the wall, we know, because there's all sorts of technology within that wall. But most importantly, within that technology, you give border patrol agents ability to talk to one another in dead areas. There's a lot of areas on the border where there is no radio tower. There is no capability of a repeater system. So an agent's got to have an emergency, talk to another agent for backup.
If you climb the wall, we know, because there's all sorts of technology within that wall. But most importantly, within that technology, you give border patrol agents ability to talk to one another in dead areas. There's a lot of areas on the border where there is no radio tower. There is no capability of a repeater system. So an agent's got to have an emergency, talk to another agent for backup.
There are some dead areas on the border. That's going to improve communications all across the border. So that's... It's going to fund that in the borders. We can finish what we started. The border is more secure in a lifetime. We've got to finish the job. This could be the first administration ever to have total operational control of our southern borders. We need to finish it.
There are some dead areas on the border. That's going to improve communications all across the border. So that's... It's going to fund that in the borders. We can finish what we started. The border is more secure in a lifetime. We've got to finish the job. This could be the first administration ever to have total operational control of our southern borders. We need to finish it.
We need money to do that. As far as interior operations, that funds more ICE agents. It's going to fund more detention beds, which we really seriously need. Right now we've got about 50,000 in detention. We need 100,000 beds to even put a dent in detention. what we're trying to do here.
We need money to do that. As far as interior operations, that funds more ICE agents. It's going to fund more detention beds, which we really seriously need. Right now we've got about 50,000 in detention. We need 100,000 beds to even put a dent in detention. what we're trying to do here.
So it's going to let us find beds because every person we arrest, we've got to bed them before we get travel docs and send them home. So it's going to buy us more beds. It's going to buy us more vehicles. It's going to increase ICE by 10,000, which we need. Right now there's 6,000 ERO officers compared to 20 million illegal aliens. So we've got a big hill to climb, so it's going to add more agents.
So it's going to let us find beds because every person we arrest, we've got to bed them before we get travel docs and send them home. So it's going to buy us more beds. It's going to buy us more vehicles. It's going to increase ICE by 10,000, which we need. Right now there's 6,000 ERO officers compared to 20 million illegal aliens. So we've got a big hill to climb, so it's going to add more agents.
It's going to add more money for more beds. It's going to add money for more transport. both over the ground bus transport in the interior, plus international flights is going to add money to that. It's also going to allow us to build out more contract work.
It's going to add more money for more beds. It's going to add money for more transport. both over the ground bus transport in the interior, plus international flights is going to add money to that. It's also going to allow us to build out more contract work.
So rather than a badge and gun with title eight authority, immigration authority sitting doing administrative job, let's get a contract to do that job and put that badge and gun on the street. So allow us for all these things so we can continue doing what we're doing. increase the interior enforcement arrest, as the American people have mandated President Trump to do.
So rather than a badge and gun with title eight authority, immigration authority sitting doing administrative job, let's get a contract to do that job and put that badge and gun on the street. So allow us for all these things so we can continue doing what we're doing. increase the interior enforcement arrest, as the American people have mandated President Trump to do.
It's going to let us finish the job we started. We're doing great, but we need more money. The more money we have, the more good stuff we can do.
It's going to let us finish the job we started. We're doing great, but we need more money. The more money we have, the more good stuff we can do.
I'd like to see more, but right now we're hurting for every dollar that we can get. Right now, this morning I woke up and looked at empty beds. We've got about 2,800 empty beds right now. We'll fill them in three days. So we need money quickly to buy more beds, or everything stops. I'll take whatever we can get because, you know, every dollar we got means we can do more work.
I'd like to see more, but right now we're hurting for every dollar that we can get. Right now, this morning I woke up and looked at empty beds. We've got about 2,800 empty beds right now. We'll fill them in three days. So we need money quickly to buy more beds, or everything stops. I'll take whatever we can get because, you know, every dollar we got means we can do more work.
I'd like to see, like you said earlier, $150 billion just on border and interior enforcement. But we'll see when the final number comes out. But, you know, we need desperately the money right now. I think ICE is in the hole. you know, a half a billion dollars. I think they're in the hole almost 500 million dollars because we got over 52,000 in detention. We're funded at 34.
I'd like to see, like you said earlier, $150 billion just on border and interior enforcement. But we'll see when the final number comes out. But, you know, we need desperately the money right now. I think ICE is in the hole. you know, a half a billion dollars. I think they're in the hole almost 500 million dollars because we got over 52,000 in detention. We're funded at 34.
So we're already in the hole. So a lot of this money is going to be, you know, getting ice out of the hole plus adding beds to get above the line. So we desperately need money. So I hope the final number is bigger than that, but I'll take what we can get.