The White House had a big surprise for the media on the lawn this morning.
One hundred signs of arrested criminal aliens as a symbol of how the Trump administration has been keeping its promises to the American people to deal with the problem of illegal aliens.
What made it especially sweet was that the signs were placed right where the media generally reports from the White House. So liberal media — whether they liked it or not — would have those signs in the back of their shots, and their audience would see them.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Border Czar Tom Homan followed up, hitting on what they've accomplished in the first 100 days and on the executive orders that President Donald Trump will be signing later in the day.
.@PressSec: "Today, we kick off 100 day week with a focus on @POTUS' historic effort to secure our southern border. Later this afternoon, President Trump will sign an Executive Order on Law and Order, and another Executive Order on sanctuary cities." pic.twitter.com/gmwalLihpa
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Leavitt said the first executive order would increase law and order to protect American citizens. The second would deal with sanctuary cities. It would include the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security listing those states and local jurisdictions that obstruct immigration enforcement.
Leavitt laid out how they were in the beginning stages of the largest deportation process in history, highlighting "Operation Tidalwave," in which 800 illegal aliens were arrested in the first four days.
.@PressSec: "We are in the beginning stages of carrying out the largest deportation campaign in American history. Over this past weekend, it was announced that through Operation Tidalwave -- nearly 800 illegal aliens were arrested during the first four days alone." pic.twitter.com/Hoi1bDSwYy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
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Homan outlined how the policies, including the border wall, were saving lives.
President Trump's border policies are SAVING LIVES every day. pic.twitter.com/Bnin6Cadyk
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He even went there, saying Joe Biden had unsecured the border on purpose
.@RealTomHoman: "I started in Border Patrol in 1984. I've been at this for over 40 years. I've worked for 6 presidents... Joe Biden was the first president in the history of this nation who came into office and unsecured the border on purpose... Now, @POTUS and this… pic.twitter.com/JApGtBPNM4
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Homan explained a trick employed under Biden so illegal aliens would never appear before a judge and be released. It even cost us more money.
.@RealTomHoman explains why the Biden Administration purposely housed illegal immigrants in hotels instead of ICE detention facilities — so they'd never appear before a judge: "This is about selling this country out for future political power." pic.twitter.com/okokwyX9jr
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Under Biden, some days, there were 15,000 illegal aliens entering. Now he said, under Trump, the number over the last 24 hours was 178.
WATCH: @RealTomHoman compares border statistics between the Biden Administration and the Trump Administration:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Under the Biden Administration, we averaged some days 15,000 illegal entries into the United States. You know what the number was the last 24 hours? 178. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/W7WBPV25kf
The two then answered questions from reporters. Homan explained how their ICE removals were far beyond Biden. As far as the deportation numbers, he said the Biden team counted border removals, but the Trump team, because of their success at the border, doesn't have the same number of people coming in.
.@RealTomHoman: "ICE arrests and removals are far beyond Biden. I read in the media: Deportations are behind the Biden administration. Why? Because they counted border removals. We don't have 10.5 million people crossing the border... Joe Biden could have deported 5% of his… pic.twitter.com/7DIzpor15G
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
He said there were probably more than 20 million illegal aliens in the country and that under Biden, 10.5 million had come in.
.@RealTomHoman: "How many illegal aliens are in the United States? At least 20 million... We've been speaking about 12 million for 20 years. We know we got 10.5 million that we know of came to the border. How many don't we know of?" pic.twitter.com/tCVocUV9ZP
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Homan nuked a reporter who asked about Mexico paying for the wall. He explained how Mexico had essentially "paid" for the wall, with their actions including having the army deployed to their northern and southern borders to slow traffic and the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
.@RealTomHoman NUKES a Fake News reporter: "Let's address that. Trump said Mexico was going to pay for the wall. They have in a roundabout way, have they not? Putting 10,000 military on their northern and southern border... We're saving millions of dollars every day on detention,… pic.twitter.com/bYJxMmkaz3
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Homan wrapped it up with a warning.
Border Czar @RealTomHoman issues a warning to all illegal immigrants currently in the United States: "We will prosecute you, you will go to jail, and then we will deport you." pic.twitter.com/oavJqGTd9w
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left's lies, new legislation wasn't needed to secure our border, just a new president.
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