Homan Shares Horrifying Story Of Trafficked 14-Year-Old Migrant Girl
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan delivered a sobering account of the human cost of illegal immigration and trafficking while speaking Friday at the Republican National Lawyers Association’s annual policy conference, underscoring the Trump administration’s renewed focus on border enforcement and public safety.
Homan revealed that ICE agents had recently rescued a pregnant 14-year-old girl who had been trafficked and forced into prostitution by two adult men.
“We just found one two days ago. A 14-year-old little girl. Living with two adult males. Who trafficked her. We found her, she’s pregnant. From trafficking being forced into prostitution. 14 years old. We are taking care of her. Both physically and mentally,” Homan said.
He pushed back forcefully against critics who portray immigration enforcement as cold or uncaring.
“Despite what the media says, we are not heartless. We care about these kids. I am a father. That s**t (human trafficking) is happening every day. We are going to put an end to it. Everything we can do,” Homan added.
Since President Donald J. Trump returned to the White House for his second term, the administration has pointed to dramatic improvements at the southern border. According to a Department of Homeland Security report, daily illegal immigrant encounters have dropped by 93 percent, “gotaways” — migrants who evade detection — are down 95 percent, and illegal crossings have plunged by an astonishing 99.99 percent.
During a recent White House press briefing, Homan warned that the consequences of years of lax enforcement remain severe. He estimated there are at least 20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States, including roughly 700,000 with criminal charges “walking the streets.”
“Look, I started in the Border Patrol in 1984. I’ve been at this for over 40 years. I’ve worked for six presidents, starting with Ronald Reagan. Every president I ever worked for took border security seriously because you can’t have national security if you don’t have strong border security. We got to know who’s coming in, what’s coming in, where it’s coming in, why it’s coming in, right?” Homan said.
He contrasted that long-standing bipartisan consensus with the Biden administration’s policies.
“Even President Obama and President Clinton took some steps to secure the border because they understood national security was important. Joe Biden was the first president in the history of this nation who came into office and unsecured the border on purpose. That’s just a fact. We handed the Biden Administration — after President Trump’s first administration, we handed the Biden Administration the most secure border in my lifetime, and he unsecured it on purpose,” Homan added.
According to Homan, the Trump administration has not only reversed that damage but exceeded previous benchmarks.
“Now, President Trump and this administration here, the success is unprecedented. We beat Trump’s first administration on border success. Border numbers are at historic law. Today, as I’m standing here, we have the most secure border in the history of this nation. And the numbers prove it.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed that message earlier this week, announcing that the administration is launching what she described as the largest deportation effort ever undertaken by the federal government.
“Today, we kick off a 100-day week with a focus on the president’s historic effort to secure our southern border. Later this afternoon, President Trump will sign an executive order on law and order and another executive order on sanctuary cities,” Leavitt said.
She explained that the first order would empower law enforcement to aggressively pursue criminals, while the second would target jurisdictions that defy federal immigration law.
“The first EO will strengthen and unleash America’s law enforcement to pursue criminals and protect innocent citizens. The second EO is centered around protecting American communities from criminal aliens, and it will direct the attorney general and secretary of Homeland Security to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws,” she said.
Leavitt also highlighted the pace of executive action under President Trump’s leadership.
“After these are signed, the president will have signed more than 140 executive orders already, rapidly approaching the total number signed by the Biden Administration over the course of four years in office,” she noted.
Throughout the year, President Trump and his administration have made immigration enforcement, border security, and mass deportations a central priority — arguing that protecting America’s borders is inseparable from protecting its most vulnerable victims.