Extended interview: Tom Homan
CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez speaks with border czar Tom Homan about the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, changes ICE has made since then and more.
Tom Homan
Homan: Trump not backing down on deportations
White House border czar Tom Homan sat down for an exclusive interview with CBS News immigration and politics correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration's deportation efforts. Montoya-Galvez joins "The Takeout" to preview the interview.
Homan: "Things weren't perfect" in Minneapolis
Border czar Tom Homan acknowledged "things weren't perfect" in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, but highlighted his efforts to make changes after President Trump sent him to the city following the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti. "Things weren't perfect. We addressed it. We fixed it," Homan told CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez in an exclusive interview.
Homan says ICE will keep assisting TSA until "airports feel like they are 100%"
Congress has yet to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for over 40 days.
Homan on ICE at airports
Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that while President Trump has signed a bill to pay TSA agents, ICE will remain assisting them "until the airports feel like they are 100% … in a place where they can do normal operations."
NYC runway crash comes amid chaos at airports
A deadly collision on a LaGuardia Airport runway late Sunday night has rattled travelers as the nation's airports face increasing chaos due to the nearly 40-day shutdown affecting parts of the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News' Tom Hanson, Skyler Henry and Kris Van Cleave have the latest.
Airport delays worsen as shutdown drags on
The Senate failed to advance a Department of Homeland Security funding bill on Friday, meaning TSA officers will continue to go unpaid as the partial government shutdown continues. Airport delays have worsened as more officers call in sick.
Partial government shutdown hits Day 3
Monday marked day three of a partial government shutdown after lawmakers failed to reach a deal last week on funding the Homeland Security Department. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Homan on ICE agents wearing masks
Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that amid Democrats' demands to fund the Department of Homeland Security, "I don't like masks either" on ICE agents, but they "have to protect themselves."
Open: "Face the Nation," Feb. 15, 2026
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Democrats refuse to vote to fund DHS with changes to ICE, Ed O'Keefe speaks to Trump administration border czar Tom Homan. Plus, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Thom Tillis join.
Operation Metro Surge ending
The Trump administration says it is ending Operation Metro Surge, the controversial immigration crackdown in Minneapolis that drew harsh scrutiny and mass protests. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Border czar announces Minnesota immigration operation surge is ending
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
Homan, Minnesota officials on surge impact
Border czar Tom Homan says Operation Metro Surge is ending in Minneapolis. The Trump administration says much was gained, and public safety advanced. State and local officials are decrying deaths, trauma and fear. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Minnesota AG reacts to announced ICE drawdown
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is wrapping up with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set for the next week. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill, where immigration officials and Minnesota leaders were testifying at a hearing on the immigration crackdown.
Minnesota leaders testify on ICE operation
Minnesota state leaders are testifying on Capitol Hill on the same day as President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, announced Operation Metro Surge is concluding. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
Homan says Minnesota ICE operation is ending
Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, announced a change in the federal immigration operations in Minnesota. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Homan says Minnesota ICE operation ending
Border czar Tom Homan announced that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is ending. This comes after he took over operations following the death of two Americans involving federal officials.
Thousands of agents to remain in Minnesota
Border czar Tom Homan says hundreds of federal agents are leaving Minnesota following weeks of protests in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
Where things stand in Minnesota amid drawdown
Border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal officers are leaving Minnesota as part of a partial drawdown of the largest deployment of federal forces in U.S. history. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest.
Homan: 700 federal agents leaving Minnesota
Border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that 700 federal law enforcement personnel will leave Minnesota immediately. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
Homan announces Minnesota personnel removal
Trump administration border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 personnel would be immediately removed from Minnesota. CBS News' Omar Villafranca has more.
Homan on personnel changes in Minnesota
President Trump's border czar announced that 700 federal law enforcement agents will depart from Minnesota as he boasted about a unified chain of command and "unprecedented cooperation" with local officials in the state. CBS News' Sam Vinograd has more on the announcement.
Homan on Minnesota ICE operations
Border czar Tom Homan said some of the 3,000 federal agents currently deployed to Minnesota could be withdrawn if state leaders allow federal authorities expanded access to undocumented immigrants being held in state prisons and county jails. Lilia Luciano reports.
Border czar announces "drawdown" in Minneapolis
After weeks of violent clashes between federal agents and protesters across the Twin Cities and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, border czar Tom Homan delivered a new directive with a change in tone. Lilia Luciano reports.
Tom Homan on Minnesota immigration operations
Border czar Tom Homan announced on Thursday that he is working on a plan to draw back federal agents from Minnesota. Some Border Patrol agents, including Gregory Bovino, have already left the state following backlash from last weekend's shooting of Alex Pretti. CBS News' Ian Lee and Nicole Sganga have more.
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