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Border czar Tom Homan speaks from Minneapolis for the first time since President Donald Trump deployed him there, telling reporters he'll stay 'until the problem is gone.'
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00:00You
00:05I've been on the ground less than three four
00:10days. I got in here on Monday.
00:13The president of the United States called me Monday
00:15morning and asked me to deploy here.
00:18Got here Monday evening.
00:20And
00:22I'm staying until the problem is gone.
00:25I've heard many people want to know why we're talking to people.
00:30Who they don't consider friends in the administration.
00:33Bottom line is you can't fix problems.
00:35If you don't have discussions.
00:39I didn't come.
00:40If you come to Minnesota for photo ops or headlines.
00:43You haven't seen me.
00:45I came here to seek solutions.
00:47And that's what we're going to do.
00:49And we
00:50We've come a long way.
00:52And we got some
00:53good wins for the people.
00:55And so I think.
00:56And for the administration.
00:58And for the safety security of this city.
01:00One thing we did agree on though.
01:05Everybody I talked to agreed on.
01:06What's the community safety is paramount.
01:10One thing we all agreed on.
01:12Was
01:13U.S. Immigration
01:15is a legitimate law enforcement agency.
01:17That has a duty to enforce the laws and acts.
01:20to make Congress.
01:21And keep this community safe.
01:25Nothing's ever perfect.
01:26Anything can be improved on.
01:28And what we've been working on.
01:30Is making.
01:31This operation.
01:33Safer.
01:34More efficient.
01:35by the book.
01:36The mission is going to.
01:40improve.
01:41Because of the changes.
01:42We're making it.
01:43Internally.
01:45No agency organization is perfect.
01:48President Trump and I.
01:50along with others in the administration.
01:51Have recognized.
01:52That certain improvements.
01:53Could and should be made.
01:55That's exactly what I'm doing here.
01:56That's exactly what I'm doing here.
01:57That's exactly what I'm doing here.
02:00As such.
02:01In meetings I've had.
02:02With federal law enforcement managers.
02:03Including ICE and CBP.
02:05and other federal partners.
02:06As well as state and local officials.
02:08I have conveyed.
02:10The president's expectations.
02:11With regard to.
02:12Federal immigration.
02:13Enforcement efforts.
02:15We will conduct.
02:19Targeted.
02:20Enforcement operations.
02:22Targeted.
02:25What we've done for decades.
02:27When we hit the streets.
02:29We know exactly who.
02:30We're looking for.
02:31Good idea.
02:32Where we may find them.
02:35You have.
02:36You have.
02:37Criminal history.
02:38You have.
02:39Your immigration history.
02:40You have.
02:40A lot of information.
02:41About this person.
02:42That we get from.
02:43Numerous.
02:44Databases out there.
02:45Targeted.
02:47Strategic.
02:48Strategic.
02:49Strategic.
02:50Strategic.
02:50Enforcement operations.
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