Laura Barron-Lopez:
Homan is a — was a supporter of the first-term effort to separate families, that zero tolerance policy at the border, Amna, which ended up separating some 5,500 families.
He was also a contributor to Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. And Homan is expected to work alongside Stephen Miller, who, as we just said, is expected to be named the deputy chief of staff for policy. And Miller is going to also be overseeing immigration policy. He was known as one of the architects of that family separation agenda during Trump’s first term.
And he is someone who supports very harsh immigration policy, recently saying at the Madison Square Garden rally that America is for America and Americans only. And sources close to Trump world told me that Homan and Stephen Miller approach things a little bit differently. Homan is seen more as a cop, someone who very much wants to enforce the law and is less ideological than Stephen Miller, whose positions, whose anti-immigrant positions are based on culture and identity.
Now, when it comes to who may be the secretary for the Homeland Security Department, Amna, sources close to the transition told me that Chad Wolf is a top contender. He served as acting director of homeland security during the first Trump administration, but other names in the mix include Ken Cuccinelli, as well as potentially Vivek Ramaswamy.
