Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.

President-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that Thomas Homan, a senior immigration official in his first administration, will serve as “border czar,” overseeing border enforcement ...

Donald Trump, center, sits in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C., with Thomas Homan, right, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Delia Ramirez had a message for incoming border czar Thomas Homan earlier this week. Homan had spoken in Chicago this week and told local Republicans he wanted Illinois Democrats to "come to the table ...