Border czar Tom Homan told Fox News’ Hannity on Wednesday that illegal immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia will ultimately be deported, even as a federal judge has blocked his removal for now.
The Trump Administration sought to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda on Monday, but U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, ordered he remain in U.S. custody until an evidentiary hearing is held.
“He’s a significant public safety threat,” Homan said. “You got it right. He’s a gang member, designated terrorist, and he’s been ordered removed by two different federal judges. He’s been indicted for human trafficking and alien smuggling. He’s a bad man. And I’m telling you, I’m giving you my word. He will be deported from this country. I got my teeth in this thing. I’m not letting it go. As far as the story now, he’s going to claim asylum?”
Homan argued Abrego Garcia cannot meet the legal threshold for asylum. “First of all, he’s beyond the required one year. He’s been here longer than that. So he shouldn’t be able to qualify for asylum. If the judge rules on the law, the law is about asylum seekers. You got to be escaping fear and persecution from your home government because of race, religion, political affiliation. Well, he’s not going to his home country, right? So he’s going to either Uganda or any other country we decide to send him to,” Homan said.
“What is the evidence that he can present that he’s [going to] be persecuted because of his race, religion, and political affiliation? He’s got to present that evidence. He doesn’t have any evidence. So if the judge rules on the law, he’s gone.”
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