Tom Homan on Missing Unaccompanied Minors: ‘We Need to Find These Children, and That’s a Priority for President Trump’

CHAFFETZ Tom actually you ░░░░░░░░ what let s do ░░░░░░░░ I think the debate ░░░░░░░░ go on I think ░░░░░░░░ job that ICE and ░░░░░░░░ have is to actually ░░░░░░░░ the visas so when ░░░░░░░░ do expire that people ░░░░░░░░ leave the country whether ░░░░░░░░ re on a student ░░░░░░░░ H 1B or whatever ░░░░░░░░ But one of the ░░░░░░░░ that caught my attention ░░░░░░░░ I really want to ░░░░░░░░ your comment on it ░░░░░░░░ you go to foxnews ░░░░░░░░ they ve got this ░░░░░░░░ Two girls coming across ░░░░░░░░ border dropped off by ░░░░░░░░ 9 year old girl ░░░░░░░░ year old girl and ░░░░░░░░ note with a city ░░░░░░░░ a telephone number They ░░░░░░░░ just dropped off Now ░░░░░░░░ Inspector General has said ░░░░░░░░ there are more than ░░░░░░░░ 000 unaccompanied minors that ░░░░░░░░ court dates that didn ░░░░░░░░ show up for those ░░░░░░░░ dates in the last ░░░░░░░░ to five years And ░░░░░░░░ know there are hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of these unaccompanied ░░░░░░░░ that have come across ░░░░░░░░ border As you deal ░░░░░░░░ the expulsion of people ░░░░░░░░ are committing crimes and ░░░░░░░░ are here illegally how ░░░░░░░░ you prioritize this What ░░░░░░░░ you do about literally ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ minors that are now ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ me talk about the ░░░░░░░░ subject President Trump I ░░░░░░░░ all the confidence in ░░░░░░░░ world He s not ░░░░░░░░ American working behind at ░░░░░░░░ He s America first ░░░░░░░░ he promised on that ░░░░░░░░ the whole H 1B ░░░░░░░░ But look President Trump ░░░░░░░░ me three priorities secure ░░░░░░░░ border running a deportation ░░░░░░░░ which we ll prioritize ░░░░░░░░ safety threats and national ░░░░░░░░ threats And he wants ░░░░░░░░ find the over 300 ░░░░░░░░ missing children that the ░░░░░░░░ Administration can t find ░░░░░░░░ they released to unvetted ░░░░░░░░ that they now cannot ░░░░░░░░ they re not responding ░░░░░░░░ contact calls We need ░░░░░░░░ find these children and ░░░░░░░░ s a priority for ░░░░░░░░ Trump because we know ░░░░░░░░ on my three and ░░░░░░░░ half decades of experience ░░░░░░░░ child trafficking many of ░░░░░░░░ children are in forced ░░░░░░░░ Matter of fact ICE ░░░░░░░░ already found some in ░░░░░░░░ labor Many are going ░░░░░░░░ be in sex trafficking ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ fine But we need ░░░░░░░░ find these children rescue ░░░░░░░░ That s going to ░░░░░░░░ the hardest task of ░░░░░░░░ three because you know ░░░░░░░░ and I Jason we ░░░░░░░░ a footprint right We ░░░░░░░░ a digital footprint We ░░░░░░░░ homes we own cars ░░░░░░░░ pay bills we got ░░░░░░░░ cards Children don t ░░░░░░░░ a footprint like that ░░░░░░░░ we got to count ░░░░░░░░ the footprint from the ░░░░░░░░ that weren t vetted ░░░░░░░░ sponsors that weren t ░░░░░░░░ sponsors that show identification ░░░░░░░░ might not have been ░░░░░░░░ know legitimate identification It ░░░░░░░░ going to be hard ░░░░░░░░ I ve said this ░░░░░░░░ day one We re ░░░░░░░░ to help we got ░░░░░░░░ count on American people ░░░░░░░░ help us on this ░░░░░░░░ There s no you ░░░░░░░░ a parent I m ░░░░░░░░ parent I think every ░░░░░░░░ in this country has ░░░░░░░░ innate ability to recognize ░░░░░░░░ something isn t right ░░░░░░░░ a child So we ░░░░░░░░ for them to speak ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ private organizations out there ░░░░░░░░ are concentrating on child ░░░░░░░░ We want to partner ░░░░░░░░ them This is going ░░░░░░░░ be a whole of ░░░░░░░░ approach and teaming up ░░░░░░░░ American citizens and saving ░░░░░░░░ children it s a ░░░░░░░░ President Trump wants to ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ hard but we re ░░░░░░░░ to give everything we ░░░░░░░░ to rescue these children ░░░░░░░░ ll do the immigration ░░░░░░░░ later Right now we ░░░░░░░░ to save these children ░░░░░░░░ many of them are ░░░░░░░░ a life of hell ░░░░░░░░ day.”