Key Takeaways
- According to sources, Homan’s wife is Elizabeth, not Katie Miller, despite mistaken online claims.
- Elizabeth was a flight attendant with American Airlines before becoming a stay-at-home mother.
- Trump named Homan “border czar” in his second term, placing him in charge of deportations and immigration enforcement.
Tom Homan, a former American police officer, immigration official, and political commentator, is married and has chosen to keep his personal life with his wife out of the public eye.
Since being appointed by Donald Trump as “border czar,” there has been curiosity about Homan’s family life, especially his wife.
Some online claims mistakenly identified Homan’s wife as Katie Miller (née Waldman).
On X (formerly Twitter), a user mentioned:
Err…I just googled “Tom Homan jewish”, the obligatory early life check. AI came up with his wife, Katie Homan, née Waldman.
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One user corrected the claim:
Funny. My Google, Bing, Yandex and UncensoredAI searches all returned nothing.
— Sam Parker-ucas Gage🇺🇲 (@SamParkerSenate) November 12, 2024
Homan's wife is named Elizabeth. Katie Waldman is Stephen Miller's wife.
How about a screenshot and a link for me, please?
Another user clarified writing:
Just googled Katie Waldman herself. It appears AI got it wrong, her Wiki doesn’t mention anything about divorcing Miller or getting remarried to Homan. My bad. 😔
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The third one wrote:
If you read that just a little more carefully, you’ll see it’s nonsense. Katie Waldman is married to Stephen Miller, as I said. She’s not married or related to Tom Homan.
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Despite rumors about Katie Miller being Tom Homan’s wife, these claims are inaccurate. Online sources indicate that his wife’s name is Elizabeth.
Homan tied the knot to his wife Elizabeth in the year 1980 and they have been together since.
The couple were high school sweethearts and have been together for over five decades.
They welcomed their first child in 1982, two years after marrying.
Elizabeth, who was previously a flight attendant with American Airlines, left her career to focus on raising their family after the birth of their second child.
Together, they have four children, but further details about Elizabeth’s personal background, family, or education are limited.
Throughout Homan’s demanding career, Elizabeth has been a constant support, though Homan has rarely spoken publicly about her.
Although Homan has kept his personal life private, spokeswoman Liz Johnson shared that he retired for “family and personal considerations.” In his 2018 statement, Homan expressed:
It has been the honor of my life to lead the men and women of ICE for more than a year. The decision to leave federal service after more than 34 years is bittersweet, but my family has sacrificed a lot in order for me to serve, and it’s time for me to focus on them.
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Despite public curiosity, Homan avoids discussing his personal life, particularly his wife, in interviews and keeps his focus on his political career.
Tom Homan’s Career Journey: From Police Officer To Border Czar
Tom Homan began his career as a police officer in West Carthage, New York, before moving into immigration enforcement in 1984.
He joined the Immigration and Naturalization Service, where he worked as a Border Patrol agent, investigator, and supervisor.
In 2013, President Obama appointed him as the executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where he focused on deportations.
Homan’s stance on immigration became more controversial as he began advocating for policies that separated children from parents to discourage illegal border crossings.
When President Trump took office in 2017, he appointed Homan as the acting director of ICE.
In this role, Homan led the agency’s aggressive immigration policies, including the “zero tolerance” policy that led to family separations at the border.
Under his leadership, ICE significantly increased arrests of undocumented immigrants, with Homan openly stating that people entering the country illegally “should be afraid” of being caught.
In 2018, Homan retired but continued to influence immigration policy as a commentator on Fox News and as a member of the conservative think tank – Heritage Foundation.
In a 60 Minutes interview, Homan shared his plan to detain unauthorized workers and residents, a costly initiative estimated in the billions.
Cecilia Vega asks: “Is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families?”
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 28, 2024
“Of course there is. Families can be deported together,” says Tom Homan, head of ICE during Trump’s family separation policy. https://t.co/If9G1sNEzj pic.twitter.com/TIWhi25Vdu
When asked about avoiding family separations, he replied, “Families can be deported together,” calling this step essential for the safety of his family and millions of documented Americans.
Recently, with Donald Trump announcing plans for a second term, he named Homan as “border czar,” a role that would put him in charge of mass deportations and strict immigration enforcement, continuing Homan’s long-standing tough stance on immigration issues.
In a statement, Trump wrote:
I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders (“The Border Czar”), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security. I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job.
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In Case You Didn’t Know
- Tom Homan, born Thomas Douglas Homan on November 28, 1961, comes from West Carthage, New York, in the United States.
- He earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Jefferson Community College and completed his bachelor’s degree at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
