White House border czar Tom Homan warned that people in a migrant caravan moving north through Mexico are “wasting their time.” He said anyone who tries to enter the United States illegally will be caught and removed. President Trump shared the interview, from Fox News’ “Hannity,” on Truth Social early Friday.

“If they’re entering illegally, they’ll be arrested, they’ll be prosecuted, they’ll be jailed, and then they’ll be deported,” Mr. Homan said.

Mr. Homan gave the president credit for what he called the most secure border in the nation’s history. He said no one who crossed illegally has been released at the border in a year and a half. He said the administration plans to keep it that way for the next two years.

He was asked whether the government is ready if migrants try to rush the border. Mr. Homan said it always has a plan. He said the government has more ICE agents and more immigration lawyers than ever before. He said thousands of Department of War assets are already on the border, and more can be sent.

He also said Mexico should do its part. He said traveling through Mexico without a transit visa is against Mexican law. He said Mexico should put troops on its southern and northern borders, as it did during President Trump’s first term.

Mr. Homan said the president’s team, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, is “serious about securing the border.”

He also pointed to new numbers showing that ICE broke its own records for arrests and deportations in fiscal 2026. The new totals beat the records set a year earlier. The Department of Homeland Security reported Thursday that the agency carried out 483,200 deportations in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

The interview came after the president warned Mexico on Thursday that tariffs on Mexican goods would be “IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED” if the country does not stop the caravans.