The Homeland Security secretary will take the lead in enforcing Trump’s promises to deport undocumented migrants en masse and “close” the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as lead the government’s natural disaster response.
Tom HomanTrump’s former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), stands out as the most likely choice.
Homan, 62, supported separating migrant children from their parents as a means of deterring illegal crossings and said politicians who support asylum policies for migrants should be charged with crimes. Although he resigned in 2018, in the middle of Trump’s presidency, he remains a supporter of Trump’s approach to immigration.
Chad Wolfwho served as Home Secretary from 2019 to 2020 until his appointment was declared illegal, and Chad Mizellformer Acting General Counsel of the Department of Homeland, are also potential contenders.
Stephen Millerwidely seen as the architect of Trump’s immigration agenda, is expected to once again play an important White House advisory role.
