Trump announces Tom Homan will serve as ‘border czar’

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event (AP/Evan Vucci)

President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration.

“I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders,” he wrote late on Sunday on his Truth Social site.

Mr Homan was widely expected to rejoin Mr Trump’s second administration in a border-related role.

In addition to overseeing the southern and northern borders and “maritime, and aviation security”, Mr Trump said Mr Homan “will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin”, a central part of his agenda.

He says he had “no doubt” Mr Homan “will do a fantastic, and long-awaited for, job”.