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Tom Homan is the individual who held both roles described in the claim. During the Obama administration, Homan served as the executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations (ERO) at ICE 8. In this capacity, he was the official in charge of the agency's deportation efforts, which reached record annual levels during that time 5, 6, 8. Following the 2016 election, he was tapped by the Trump administration to serve as the acting director of ICE, the highest position within the agency, a role he held from January 2017 until June 2018 4, 9, 10. While fact-checkers clarify that Homan was not the overall agency director under Obama, he was indeed the top official for deportations as the claim specifies 1, 3, 6.

SOURCES

1. 1 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
   Was Tom Homan Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations? We inspected | Snopes.com

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2. 2 · ca.news.yahoo.comFACT-CHECKER
   Fact Check: Inspecting claim Tom Homan was Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations - Yahoo News Canada

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3. 3 · timesnownews.comFACT-CHECKER
   Was 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. 4 · factually.coFACT-CHECKER
   Tom Homan worked at ICE under Obama and also Trump

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5. 5 · fortune.comACADEMIC
   Trump's 'Border Czar' being sent to Minnesota was head of ICE Enforcement and Removal under Obama | Fortune

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6. 6 · cnn.comACADEMIC
   Who is Tom Homan, the White House border czar Trump is deploying to Minnesota? | CNN Politics

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7. 7 · yahoo.comFACT-CHECKER
   Fact Check: Inspecting claim Tom Homan was Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations

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8. 8 · houstonpublicmedia.orgNEWS
   What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar' | NPR & Houston Public Media

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9. 9 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
   Tom Homan - Wikipedia

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10. 10 · britannica.comWEB
    Tom Homan | Border Czar, ICE, Minneapolis, Obama, Trump, Facts, & Biography | Britannica

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11. 11 · ideaspace.comWEB
    Thomas Homan - IDEASPACE® U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY

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