A fiery speech from Tom Homan is igniting fresh controversy after Donald Trump’s border czar openly promised that the administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown is only just beginning.

Speaking at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, Homan delivered a blunt and profanity-filled warning about what he described as the next phase of Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

“If you think last year’s historic number is good, wait till next year and we have 10,000 more agents on the border,” Homan declared to the crowd.

“You ain’t seen s— yet.”

The remark immediately spread across political media and social platforms, drawing sharp criticism from immigration advocates, civil rights groups, and Trump opponents who accused the administration of escalating fear and intimidation around immigration enforcement.

But Homan made clear he was not backing down.

“This year will be a good year,” he told attendees. “Mass deportations are coming.”

The speech marked one of the administration’s most aggressive public statements yet about future immigration enforcement plans following the recent leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security.

After the controversial departure of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, some observers believed the administration might soften its public tone on immigration.

Homan’s remarks shattered that assumption almost instantly.

According to reports from the event, the border czar directly challenged critics who have questioned whether Trump is fully committed to carrying out the sweeping deportation promises that became central to his political movement.

“For the people out there saying President Trump’s weak on mass deportation, what the hell are you talking about?” Homan reportedly told the audience.

“President Trump made a promise to the American people that’s going to happen.”

Perhaps most controversially, Homan also signaled that the administration intends to pursue deportations far beyond violent criminals or recent border crossings.

“It doesn’t mean because you prioritize criminals, everybody else is off the table,” he reportedly said.

“I’ve said no one’s off the table.”

The statement immediately intensified fears among immigrant communities and advocacy groups, many of whom worry that broader enforcement sweeps could increasingly target longtime undocumented residents with deep family and community ties inside the United States.

Homan framed the issue in uncompromising terms.

“I don’t care how long you’ve been here,” he reportedly stated. “If you’re here illegally into this country, you cheated.”

The comments come as polling suggests public opinion around immigration enforcement may be growing more complicated.

While many Republican voters continue strongly supporting Trump’s hardline immigration policies, recent surveys reportedly show broader national concern about the scale and aggressiveness of some enforcement tactics.

According to reports, more than half of respondents earlier this year believed immigration enforcement actions had gone “too far.”

Still, support remains extremely high among Trump’s political base, where immigration crackdowns continue serving as one of the defining pillars of the MAGA movement.

Political analysts say Homan’s rhetoric appears designed specifically to energize those voters ahead of the midterm elections by signaling that the administration intends to fully deliver on its long-promised deportation agenda.

The remarks also underscored how central immigration remains to Trump’s political identity.

Throughout his campaigns and presidencies, Trump has repeatedly framed immigration enforcement not simply as policy, but as a symbolic fight over national identity, law, and sovereignty.

Critics argue the rhetoric increasingly dehumanizes immigrants and fuels fear.

Supporters argue the administration is simply enforcing existing immigration laws that previous administrations failed to uphold aggressively enough.

Meanwhile, civil rights organizations are already warning that a dramatic expansion of federal enforcement personnel could lead to more workplace raids, detentions, family separations, and large-scale immigration sweeps across American cities.

At the Phoenix event, Homan reportedly insisted newly confirmed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin fully supports the administration’s hardline approach, even though Mullin did not attend the conference personally.

For critics of the administration, however, the most alarming part of the speech was not just the policy itself.

It was the tone.

The profanity. The swagger. The promise that things are about to escalate dramatically.

Because to supporters, Homan’s speech sounded like strength.

But to opponents — especially immigrant families already living with uncertainty — it sounded like a warning of what may be coming next.