Tom Homan dismisses idea that illegal immigrants were wrongly classified and deported

Published March 23, 2025 3:51pm ET



White House border czar Tom Homan dismissed allegations that some deportees recently sent to El Salvador were wrongfully arrested and wrongly classified as gang members.

El Salvador received 238 of the deported immigrants, including Venezuelans associated with the Tren de Aragua gang. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele received them at the Terrorism Confinement Center, otherwise known as CECOT. All prisoners will stay there for a minimum of one year.

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