Border Czar drops bombshell: Homan warns as US navy blasts dozens of boats in bloody crackdown

White House border czar Tom Homan linked what he described as a rise in illegal maritime activity to tighter security along the U.S.–Mexico border, speaking at a news conference near the San Diego–Tijuana border wall alongside Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott. Homan praised the efforts of Border Patrol and ICE agents amid an aggressive immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump. The remarks come as U.S. military operations against suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific have intensified, raising concerns among human rights groups and prompting calls from Democrats for greater transparency. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security says more than 605,000 people have been deported since Trump took office.