Trump's Border Czar Considering Weekly Updates on Arrests And Deportations

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has proposed holding weekly White House briefings to provide updates on the administration's immigration enforcement efforts, including arrests and deportations.

"We'll be doing what the current administration isn't doing, we're going to be transparent with the American people," Homan said on Fox Business's Varney & Co. "We're going to show the American people we know how to do this, and we're going to do it the right way. We're going to be very transparent and let the American people know what we're doing every week."

Homan made similar comments during an event in Naples, Florida, as reported by The New York Post:

"We need to be very transparent. There needs to be a weekly White House press briefing on exactly who we're arresting and who we're saving, who we are putting in jail, who we are deporting, so the American people know we're true to our word"

Trump's transition team has not confirmed whether these weekly briefings will be implemented or if traditional daily press briefings will continue under the new administration. However, Homan's background as a Fox News commentator might come in handy in communicating these updates directly to the public should he provide them.

The former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also acknowledged during the event the logistical challenges in carrying out what Trump has described as the largest deportation operation in American history, including limited detention facilities and the time required to secure travel documents. "I need beds," Homan said. "I think Congress got a strong message in November. American people want this to happen, so make it happen. Give us the money we need."

Homan said his priorities include securing the U.S.-Mexico border, launching large-scale deportation operations, and locating an estimated 300,000 migrant children who he claims are unaccounted for after entering the U.S. His role, which does not require Senate confirmation, will also allegedly involve negotiating agreements with third countries willing to accept deportees from nations that refuse to repatriate their citizens.