13th & Park
"13th & Park" hosts insightful conversations with special guests covering a broad range of topics from politics and government, to technology, culture, economics and the media. Listeners eavesdrop on what feel like private conversations featuring the savviest and most highly regarded minds in the country. The show, co-hosted by media veterans Adam Goodman and Justin Sayfie, is produced by Ballard Partners in the Ballard Studios in Washington DC.
13th & Park
Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan on Defending the Border, Fixing Immigration & Saving Lives
In this exclusive interview, Tom Homan—Trump’s Border Czar and current White House Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations—joins 13th & Park to break down the crisis at America’s southern border. From the surge in illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking to his front-line experiences leading ICE, Homan offers a direct, unfiltered look at what’s driving the chaos—and what needs to change to secure the country.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Tom Homan Joins 13th & Park
01:10 - 16 Iranians Detained: Why ICE’s Job Is a National Security Issue
02:03 - Deportation Isn’t Partisan—It’s About Securing the Country
02:42 - When a Vice Mayor Called for Gangs to Target ICE
04:00 - Homan’s First Experience on the Border
05:42 - The Story That Changed Everything for Tom
09:18 - Walking the Line Between Compassion and Common Sense
09:55 - “If There’s No Border, There’s No Country”
10:15 - Do Democrats Regret Their Border Policies?
11:33 - How Dangerous Are the Cartels to America?
12:21 - The Sleeper Cell Threat No One’s Talking About
13:28 – The Misconceptions About ICE—and the People Behind the Badge
15:15 – What Americans Would Learn Walking in ICE’s Shoes
16:39 – The Lives ICE Protects Every Single Day
18:36 - Closing Thoughts from Tom Homan
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