Border czar Tom Homan issued a pointed warning this week to migrants traveling in a caravan through Mexico toward the U.S. southern border, saying anyone who arrives will be sent back — either to their home country or to a third nation — rather than released into the United States.
“They’ll be immediately turned around, or they’ll be arrested and prosecuted and deported,” Homan said in remarks reported by The Gateway Pundit. “Zero releases from the border under the Trump administration. President Trump promised that. He’s going to keep that promise.”
Homan also urged voters to remember the caravan as the midterm elections approach. “I hope voters are paying attention,” he said. “Remember the images of 12,000 illegals per day coming across the border. Now they want to abolish the agency that finds them and deports them!”
The comments come as more than 400 migrants — predominantly from Honduras — entered Mexico on Thursday, according to a Reuters confirmation cited in the original report. The group is moving north with the stated aim of reaching the U.S. border.
A caravan with reported organizational backing
According to independent reporter Anthony Aguero, at least two non-governmental organizations are supporting the caravan’s movement. He identified them as Proyecto Faro and ADRA, describing their involvement as evidence that the migration is not spontaneous. “Someone is incentivizing this movement, this is not organic,” Aguero wrote in a post on X that included footage of the caravan.
Proyecto Faro, described as an immigrant support nonprofit based in Rockland County, New York, draws funding from a mix of foundations, nonprofits and government grants. Among its listed backers is the Harry Donenfeld Foundation, named for the Jewish immigrant who co-founded DC Comics, along with the Gitlin Family Foundation. Another major donor, the Freedom Together Foundation, was founded in 2012 as the JPB Foundation by Barbara Picower and renamed in 2024. That foundation’s funding originated from the estate of her late husband, Jeffry Picower, whose earlier Picower Foundation also supported Jewish causes.
ADRA, which stands for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, is the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its largest funder is the U.S. government, mainly through USAID, which has provided roughly $385 million across more than 100 awards, according to the report. In August 2026, ADRA was named a partner in the State Department’s new Faith and Community Initiative.
Political timing sharpens the stakes
The caravan’s movement north unfolds in the final stretch before the midterm elections, giving the issue fresh political salience. Border enforcement has remained a central theme for the Trump administration, which has emphasized detention and removal over release, and Homan’s remarks signal that the White House intends to keep the caravan in the public eye as voters head to the polls.
Homan’s reference to abolishing “the agency that finds them and deports them” points to ongoing debates over the future of federal immigration enforcement. He contrasted the current caravan with the large-scale border crossings seen in previous years, invoking the figure of 12,000 migrants per day as a reminder of the conditions that shaped the last election cycle.
The migrants in the current caravan are not the first group to attempt the journey in recent years, though the timing — with the midterms looming and the administration’s enforcement posture in the spotlight — has drawn particular attention. According to the reporting, the group’s funding sources and organizational support have become a focus for those skeptical that the movement is entirely grassroots.
What happens when the caravan reaches the border remains to be seen, but Homan’s message was unambiguous: the administration’s policy of no releases will apply. Whether that message reaches the migrants before they arrive — or deters others from joining — is now part of the broader political argument playing out ahead of November.
Reporting on the caravan’s composition and NGO funding was originally published by The Gateway Pundit, with Reuters confirming the number of migrants entering Mexico.
Source: www.thegatewaypundit.com — https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/tom-homan-responds-latest-migrant-caravan/