The Congressional Hispanic Caucus volition reason President-elect Donald Trump's planned wide deportation campaign, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., declared during remarks connected Friday.
The congresswoman – who chairs the radical composed wholly of Democrats – claimed that wide deportations would "have a antagonistic interaction connected the U.S. economy."
During a Saturday quality connected "Fox News Live," Tom Homan, who Trump tapped to service arsenic "border czar," responded to the lawmaker's remarks.
"Game on," helium declared, aboriginal adding, "shame connected her."
Former acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan speaks during the 3rd time of the 2024 Republican National Convention astatine the Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee connected July 17, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Homan, who antecedently served arsenic acting manager of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said the lawmaker should resign from Congress, noting that ICE enforces laws enacted by the nation's legislature.
Prior to winning the 2024 statesmanlike election, Trump pledged to initiate the biggest wide deportation successful the nation's history.
TRUMP SAYS MASS DEPORTATIONS ‘NOT A QUESTION OF A PRICE TAG’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., speaks during a property league introducing caller members of the caucus successful Washington, D.C., connected Nov. 15, 2024. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In a Truth Social station connected Monday, Trump indicated that helium is prepared to state a nationalist exigency and leverage subject assets to execute the deportation effort.
"GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @RealDonaldTrump medication prepared to state a nationalist exigency and volition usage subject assets to reverse the Biden penetration done a wide deportation program," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said successful a station connected Truth Social earlier this month.
"TRUE!!!" Trump declared connected Monday successful effect to Fitton's post.
Then-President Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico borderline obstruction successful Otay Mesa, California, connected Sept. 18, 2019. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
A Fox News Poll conducted successful October recovered that 67% of registered voters favored a argumentation of deporting amerciable immigrants backmost to their location countries.
Alex Nitzberg is simply a writer for Fox News Digital.