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FACT CHECK #3SVGLW51
06/25/26 · 11:56 PM UTC · 11 SOURCES
“Tom Homan, while serving as a top deportation official under President Obama, received a Presidential Award for record removals.”
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TL;DR ·Tom Homan received a 2015 Presidential Rank Award for leading Obama's deportation operations.
WHAT WE FOUND
Tom Homan served as the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at ICE during the Obama administration, a role that made him the agency's top deportation official . In 2015, Homan received the Presidential Rank Award for distinguished service, which is the highest honor bestowed upon career civil servants in the federal government . Official records and news reports confirm the award was granted in recognition of his efficacy in managing large-scale immigration enforcement and removal efforts . During that period, the agency reported that 98 percent of removals in fiscal year 2015 aligned with the administration's stated enforcement priorities . While Homan did not become the acting director of the entire ICE agency until the Trump administration in 2017, he was the primary executive overseeing deportation and removal efforts under President Obama .
SOURCES
- 1 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKERWas Tom Homan Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations? We inspected | Snopes.com
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- 2 · ca.news.yahoo.comFACT-CHECKERFact Check: Inspecting claim Tom Homan was Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations - Yahoo News Canada
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- 3 · timesnownews.comFACT-CHECKERWas Tom Homan Obama's ICE Chief and Receive an Award from the Ex-President? Viral Claims Fact-Checked | Times Now
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- 4 · govexec.comACADEMICThomas Homan - Government Executive
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- 5 · ice.govACADEMICERO EAD Thomas Homan receives 2015 Presidential Rank Award | ICE
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- 6 · factually.coFACT-CHECKERTom Homan worked at ICE under Obama and also Trump
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- 7 · fortune.comACADEMICTrump's 'Border Czar' being sent to Minnesota was head of ICE Enforcement and Removal under Obama | Fortune
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- 8 · en.wikipedia.orgWEBTom Homan - Wikipedia
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- 9 · ideaspace.comWEBThomas Homan - IDEASPACE® U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY
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- 10 · britannica.comWEBTom Homan | Border Czar, ICE, Minneapolis, Obama, Trump, Facts, & Biography | Britannica
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- 11 · hindustantimes.comWEBWhat award did Obama give to Tom Homan in 2015? Decoding claims about ‘Border Czar’ | Hindustan Times
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