The ICE Boss Obama Honored Who Now Gets Slammed Under Trump

Barack Obama’s ICE chief received an award for overseeing 920,000 removals, while Donald Trump’s ICE chief was labeled a Nazi. The twist is, it’s the same person named Tom Homan. In 2012, under Obama, 409,000 people were deported, and in 2025, under Trump, 290,000 people were deported. The difference, some claim, lies in the influence of mainstream media.

From the ICE.gov website back in 2016:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Executive Associate Director (EAD) of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Thomas D. Homan was one of three Department of Homeland Security (DHS) career executives who received a 2015 Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service, which is bestowed to leaders who’ve achieved sustained extraordinary results.

EAD Homan rose in his 31-year career in law enforcement from a police officer in New York, to the head of ERO in 2013. EAD Homan serves as first-in-command of ERO ― the ICE operational directorate charged with investigating, apprehending and removing criminal aliens and immigration violators from the United States, as well as dismantling terrorist and criminal organizations that exploit our borders and lawful immigration system.

EAD Homan’s leadership was tried and proven exemplary during unanticipated and severe challenges in immigration enforcement. EAD Homan directed his work force of nearly 8,000 (approximately 6,000 of whom are law enforcement officers) and managed an operating budget of more than $3 billion during a time of exceptional ERO growth, unchartered immigration enforcement territory and reduced resources.

EAD Homan’s combined knowledge and experience, including his police force background and 30 years of immigration enforcement expertise, resulted in his decisive and sound executive leadership. EAD Homan led efforts to ensure community safety. He marshalled efforts to handle the surge of unaccompanied children and family units from Central America who illegally entered the United States from across the Texas Rio Grande Valley. He spearheaded the management and reform of the largest civil detention system in the nation. Link here.