Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.

Donald Trump, center, sits in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C., with Thomas Homan, right, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In this July 17, 2024, file photo, former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv ...

Thomas Homan, incoming director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July. File photo by Tannen Maury ...

Delia Ramirez had a message for incoming border czar Thomas Homan earlier this week. Homan had spoken in Chicago this week and told local Republicans he wanted Illinois Democrats to "come to the table ...