“They’ll be immediately turned around, or they’ll be arrested and prosecuted and deported,” Homan said.
The border czar also reiterated the administration’s commitment to preventing migrants who enter illegally from being released into the United States while their immigration cases proceed.
“Zero releases from the border under the Trump administration. President Trump promised that. He’s going to keep that promise,” he said.
Questions Emerge Over Organizations Assisting the Caravan
Beyond the caravan’s movement toward the United States, questions have emerged about whether outside organizations are providing assistance to the group.
Independent reporter Anthony Aguero has identified two organizations, Proyecto Faro and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), as groups allegedly helping the migrants.
However, publicly available information does not independently establish that either organization financed or organized this particular caravan. The distinction is important as scrutiny grows over the role nonprofit organizations play in supporting migrants traveling through the region.
Proyecto Faro is an immigrant-support nonprofit based in Rockland County, New York. Its funding comes from a combination of philanthropic foundations, nonprofit organizations, and government grants.
Among the organizations listed as supporters are the Harry Donenfeld Foundation, the Gitlin Family Foundation, and the Freedom Together Foundation.
The Harry Donenfeld Foundation takes its name from Harry Donenfeld, an immigrant who helped co-found DC Comics. The Gitlin Family Foundation is another philanthropic organization identified among Proyecto Faro’s supporters.
The Freedom Together Foundation was established in 2012 as the JPB Foundation by Barbara Picower. It adopted its current name in 2024.
These funding relationships have drawn attention from critics examining the financial networks behind immigrant-support organizations. However, the existence of a grant or philanthropic relationship does not, by itself, demonstrate that the funds were used to support the current caravan.
Nor does the religious background of a donor establish that a donation was intended to advance a religious or political objective.
The central unanswered question is whether any funding or other assistance provided by these organizations was specifically directed toward the migrants now traveling through Mexico.
ADRA’s Government Funding Also Draws Attention
The second organization named by Aguero is ADRA, which stands for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
ADRA serves as the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Christian denomination. The organization operates humanitarian and development programs in numerous countries, providing assistance to vulnerable communities.
According to information cited in reports about the caravan, ADRA has received substantial funding from the U.S. government, including through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Aguero cited approximately $385 million in government awards across more than 100 separate awards.
That figure, however, does not establish that the money was used to fund this caravan. Government contracts and grants can support a range of humanitarian and development activities, and determining whether any particular award was connected to the migrants would require documentation identifying the relevant project and expenditures.
ADRA was also named in August 2026 as a partner in the State Department’s Faith and Community Initiative, according to the information cited in the reports.
The organization’s involvement in humanitarian work and its receipt of government funding have become part of the wider discussion surrounding the caravan. But the specific nature of any assistance provided to this group remains a separate question.
Homan Invokes Border Security Ahead of the Midterms
For Homan, the caravan represents another opportunity to underscore the administration’s approach to immigration enforcement.
The Trump administration has made border security a central policy priority, emphasizing the detention and removal of migrants who enter the country unlawfully.
Homan’s latest comments also carried a political message, urging Americans to consider the contrast between the administration’s current enforcement policies and the images of large-scale border crossings seen in previous years.
“I hope voters are paying attention,” Homan 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!”
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His remarks come as immigration remains a prominent issue in the run-up to the November elections, with border enforcement and the future of federal immigration agencies likely to remain subjects of debate.
The caravan’s timing has attracted political attention, although its presence in Mexico does not, on its own, establish that the group is connected to any U.S. political campaign or electoral strategy.
For the migrants themselves, the journey north remains uncertain. The group must travel through Mexico before reaching the U.S. border, and its size and composition may change along the way.
For the Trump administration, Homan’s message is straightforward: migrants who attempt to enter the United States illegally should expect enforcement rather than automatic release.
Whether the caravan ultimately reaches the border, and what happens if it does, will provide a further test of the administration’s stated immigration policies as the midterm elections draw closer.
