Trump border aide says targeted immigration actions underway, refugees need vetting

Published 01/21/2025, 12:48 PM
Updated 01/21/2025, 06:07 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Migrants check their phones while gathering at El Chaparral border crossing after their CBP One app asylum appointment was cancelled on the day of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration, in Tijuana, Mexico January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge D

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Migrants check their phones while gathering at El Chaparral border crossing after their CBP One app asylum appointment was cancelled on the day of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration, in Tijuana, Mexico January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is carrying out targeted immigration enforcement actions, the White House border czar told CNN on Tuesday, adding that a now-suspended program for refugees needs examination before it can continue.

Tom Homan gave no details about what operations were underway, saying only that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was enforcing the law. Asked about the suspension of a program for refugees from Afghanistan and elsewhere, Homan told CNN there was "a massive vetting problem" that needed to be addressed.

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