"Every person that crosses the border illegally commits a crime.
"Every person that crosses the border illegally commits a crime. If the message you want to send to the rest of the world is 'enter the country illegally, it's a crime, don't worry about it'... We will lose the border again." @RealTomHoman
Posted on X 2026-10-29 by @DHSgov · View on X →
The video says (transcribed automatically):
I want people to realize, they say, why did you arrest this person? He's just illegal, hasn't committed any crime. Every person that crosses the border illegally commits a crime, first of all. Second of all, the message you want to send to the rest of the world is, enter the country illegally. It's a crime, don't worry about it. Get order removed by an immigration judge. But you didn't commit a crime, don't worry about it. If that's the message you want to send to the whole world, As much as you want to send the whole world, we'll lose the border again. The most vulnerable. people have put themselves in harm's way. And let's remember, there are millions of people standing in line, taking their tests, doing a background investigation, paying their fees to be part of the greatest nation on earth. If you enter this country illegally, you cheated the system. It's that simple. Now, I've done this since 1984. It's a very emotional job, a very controversial job. very controversial job but we have laws to enforce that's what we're going to do and for But we have laws to enforce that. some of those illegal aliens who have no criminal history we'll give them the opportunity to get in front of the immigration judge plead your case in front of the judge i think that's better than being in the shadows being overworked and underpaid give an opportunity to make your case
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“Every person that crosses the border illegally commits a crime”
“there are millions of people standing in line, taking their tests, doing a background investigation, paying their fees to be part of the greatest nation on earth” (in the post's video)
“I've done this since 1984” (in the post's video)
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"Every person that crosses the border illegally commits a crime. If the message you want to send to the rest of the world is 'enter the country illegally, it's a crime, don't worry about it'... We will lose the border again." @RealTomHoman
I want people to realize, they say, why did you arrest this person? He's just illegal, hasn't committed any crime. Every person that crosses the border illegally commits a crime, first of all. Second of all, the message you want to send to the rest of the world is, enter the country illegally. It's a crime, don't worry about it. Get order removed by an immigration judge. But you didn't commit a crime, don't worry about it. If that's the message you want to send to the whole world, As much as you want to send the whole world, we'll lose the border again. The most vulnerable. people have put themselves in harm's way. And let's remember, there are millions of people standing in line, taking their tests, doing a background investigation, paying their fees to be part of the greatest nation on earth. If you enter this country illegally, you cheated the system. It's that simple. Now, I've done this since 1984. It's a very emotional job, a very controversial job. very controversial job but we have laws to enforce that's what we're going to do and for But we have laws to enforce that. some of those illegal aliens who have no criminal history we'll give them the opportunity to get in front of the immigration judge plead your case in front of the judge i think that's better than being in the shadows being overworked and underpaid give an opportunity to make your case
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