#200 Tom Homan - The U.S. Border Czar

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.9 • 38.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 184 minutes

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Tom Homan is the U.S. Border Czar under President Donald Trump’s second administration, appointed in November 2024 to oversee border security and interior enforcement operations. A career law enforcement officer, Homan served as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2017 to 2018, where he implemented stringent immigration policies. With over 4 decades of experience, including roles as a police officer and Border Patrol agent, Homan is a leading advocate for enforcing immigration laws, focusing on deporting individuals deemed public safety or national security threats. Homan’s initiatives include increasing ICE detentions and prosecuting those who impede federal immigration enforcement. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: ⁠https://www.roka.com⁠ - USE CODE SRS ⁠https://www.americanfinancing.net/srs⁠ NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org ⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/srs⁠ This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at ⁠betterhelp.com/srs⁠ and get on your way to being your best self. ⁠https://www.bubsnaturals.com/shawn⁠ ⁠https://www.fastgrowingtrees.com⁠ - USE CODE SRS ⁠https://www.shawnlikesgold.com⁠ ⁠https://www.drinkhoist.com⁠ - USE CODE SRS ⁠https://www.hometitlelock.com⁠ - USE CODE SRS ⁠https://www.moinkbox.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.preparewithshawn.com⁠ ⁠htps://www.paladinpower.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.patriotmobile.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.ziprecruiter.com/srs Tom Homan Links: Website - https://www.ice.gov X - https://x.com/Tom_Homan Book by Tom Homan - As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases (paid links): Defend the Border and Save Lives: Solving Our Most Important Humanitarian and Security Crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.1	Tom Holman, welcome to the show.
1:08.9	Thanks for having me.
1:13.0	Oh, thanks for coming. We've been trying to get this done since,
1:18.4	man, I feel like it's been like six months we've been playing a phone tag and trying to get you in here.
1:24.2	So I just, I really appreciate you taking the time and I've been looking forward to this interview for a very long time. And then I, and then I thought thought it I just thought it would never happen as
1:27.5	as busy as you are so I'm busy but I'm glad I'm here I think this is a you got a huge
1:34.9	bandwidth and American people need to know what's going happening in this country right now
1:38.2	thank you thank you but um so I'd like to do a life story on you on the front half of the interview and kind of talk about your journey into becoming the borders are and some of the events that you faced, you know, leading up to that.
1:55.3	And then on the back half of the interview, I'd like to do all current events stuff, everything that's going on at the border, what it was like before, what it's like now, and then some of the, some of the measures that you guys are implementing down there and maybe up there too, to keep us safe here at home and take care of the issues at hand, which seem to be major issues.
2:20.8	So looking forward to it.
2:23.3	Let's do it.
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