Border czar Tom Homan confirmed President Donald Trump is holding internal discussions with Cabinet members about potential immigration proposals involving legal status for some illegal migrants, sparking renewed debate inside the MAGA coalition over amnesty and deportation policy.
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Tom Homan said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is consulting with members of his Cabinet about potential immigration proposals that could involve granting some form of legal status to certain illegal migrants currently living in the United States.
The remarks came during an interview with CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez following questions about whether the Trump administration would support a compromise allowing otherwise law-abiding illegal migrants to remain in the country legally.
Asked directly whether he would support a proposal granting legal status to millions of illegal migrants, Homan declined to reveal details about ongoing internal discussions.
“I’m not gonna get ahead of the President on that,” Homan said.
When pressed further about whether deporting the entire illegal migrant population remained realistic, Homan acknowledged broader conversations are taking place inside the administration.
“I’m not going to get ahead of President,” Homan said. “The President’s talking to various members of his cabinet, there’s discussions going on. I’m involved in some, but not others, but I’m not going to get ahead of the President on this.”
The comments immediately fueled speculation about whether the administration may eventually support some form of limited legalization or workforce-based immigration compromise despite Trump’s longstanding promises of mass deportations.
The issue has become increasingly sensitive among Trump supporters, many of whom strongly oppose both illegal immigration and broader expansions of legal migration programs.
According to the Breitbart report, polling among Republican voters increasingly shows opposition not only to illegal immigration but also to large-scale legal migration programs favored by business groups seeking additional labor.
Critics of expanded immigration argue mass migration suppresses wages, inflates housing demand, strains public services, and benefits corporate interests at the expense of American workers.
Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, wrote in an April 30 post on X that “Mass Deportation is the glue that keeps our beautiful coalition together.”
Business groups and industry lobbyists, however, continue pressuring the White House to adopt policies allowing greater access to migrant labor, particularly in industries including agriculture, hospitality, food service, construction, and real estate.
Some business leaders argue labor shortages and inflation pressures require immigration flexibility to sustain economic growth.
Critics counter that employers are seeking lower-cost labor instead of investing in automation and productivity improvements that could raise wages for American workers.
The debate has intensified around proposals such as Rep. Maria Salazar’s “Dignidad” legislation, which would create pathways allowing large numbers of illegal migrants to remain and work legally in the United States.
Supporters say the proposal would stabilize the workforce and bring migrants into legal compliance. Opponents argue it would function as a large-scale amnesty program benefiting employers and political interests.
The Breitbart report also cited concerns raised by pollster Rich Baris, who claimed business-backed polling efforts attempted to frame immigration questions in ways designed to maximize apparent support among MAGA voters for limited amnesty proposals.
In a statement posted on X, Baris alleged pollsters discussed presenting immigration proposals using heavily qualified conditions — including excluding migrants who entered under former President Joe Biden or delaying voting eligibility for decades — to make legalization proposals appear more acceptable to Trump supporters.
Baris claimed organizers discussed combining favorable responses from multiple conditional scenarios to portray broader MAGA support for immigration compromises than may actually exist.
Meanwhile, another senior administration official signaled the White House continues aggressively pursuing deportation operations.
Markwayne Mullin told television host Scott Jennings during a Wednesday interview that federal authorities are deporting migrants at a rapidly increasing pace.
“We’ve deported over 3,000 [people] a day,” Mullin said in comments highlighted by Breitbart and shared in a post on X.
“We’re moving strong, we’re just trying to do it in a different approach,” Mullin added, suggesting the administration is shifting toward lower-profile enforcement operations following criticism surrounding earlier large-scale immigration raids.
The White House has not formally announced any legalization proposal, and Trump himself has not publicly endorsed amnesty measures during his current term.
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