This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
Tom Homan, Trump’s Border Czar, has been speaking from Minnesota, where he was sent to replace in wake of two killings of US citizens by immigration enforcement officers.
Homan was sent by Trump to replace Greg Bovino, the top border patrol official sent to the state as part of a massive enforcement operation that has sparked widespread protests.
On January 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Last week, border patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti.
“I’m staying until the problem’s gone,” Homan told reporters on Thursday.
More to come…
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