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06/25/26 · 11:55 PM UTC · 10 SOURCES

“Tom Homan served as a top ICE deportation official under President Barack Obama.”
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TL;DR ·Homan led ICE's deportation division as a senior official throughout the Obama administration.

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Tom Homan held multiple senior leadership positions at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Obama administration . In 2013, he was appointed Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), a role described by The Washington Post as the agency's top enforcement job . In this capacity, Homan was responsible for overseeing deportation and removal efforts . While he did not serve as the overall Director of the agency during this time—a role he later held in an acting capacity under the Trump administration—his position as head of ERO made him the top official specifically dedicated to deportations . For his work in this role, Homan received the Presidential Rank Award from President Obama in 2015 .

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  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 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Tom Homan - Wikipedia

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  7. 7 · britannica.comWEB
    Tom Homan | Border Czar, ICE, Minneapolis, Obama, Trump, Facts, & Biography | Britannica

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  8. 8 · ideaspace.comWEB
    Thomas Homan - IDEASPACE® U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY

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  9. 9 · heritage.orgWEB
    The Rancher and the ICE Director | The Heritage Foundation

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  10. 10 · propublica.orgWEB
    Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

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