"Put Mayorkas in Handcuffs for Treason" — Did Tom Homan Actually Demand It?

"Put Mayorkas in Handcuffs for Treason"

 — Did Tom Homan Actually Demand It?

 Tom Homan is absolutely right to demand accountability for the chaos unleashed at our southern border. Alejandro Mayorkas, as Biden’s DHS Secretary, knowingly opened the floodgates to millions of illegal immigrants, criminals, and threats to our national security. This wasn’t incompetence—it was a deliberate betrayal of American sovereignty and the rule of law that conservatives have warned about for years.

Our communities have paid the price with skyrocketing crime, strained resources, and lost American lives. Enough is enough. The Constitution demands that those who undermine our borders face the full weight of justice, including treason charges where warranted.

It’s time to put Mayorkas in handcuffs and send a clear message: America’s borders will be secured, and no official is above the law. The American people deserve leaders who put citizens firstYes. Tom Homan has repeatedly called for former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to be prosecuted, and he has used the word "treason" — but not in a formal legal filing, and not as Border Czar with charging authority. It's political rhetoric, not a criminal referral.
The Republican Army post reflects a real, ongoing campaign that intensified after Trump returned to office in January 2025.
What Homan saidHoman — Trump's former ICE Director (2017-2018) and current White House "Border Czar" since Jan 20, 2025 — has made the treason claim on podcasts and cable news for two years:
February 2024 on Fox News: "What Mayorkas did at the border is intentional. It's a dereliction of duty at best, it's treasonous at worst. He opened the border on purpose."May 21, 2025 on The Ben Ferguson Podcast: "Biden's DHS secretary violated his oath. You don't get to just ignore immigration law. That's aiding and abetting an invasion."December 2025 on The Alex Marlow Show: Homan said Mayorkas should face "the full weight of the law, including conspiracy charges," and when asked if that meant treason, he answered: "You call it what you want. He let millions in knowingly."Homan has no power to charge anyone — only DOJ can. His role now is policy coordination, not prosecution. But his words carry weight because he runs daily immigration operations and briefs Trump directly.
Why "treason" is legally wrong — but politically potentThe Constitution defines treason very narrowly (Article III, Section 3): "levying War against [the US], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." It requires a declared enemy and two witnesses, and has been charged fewer than 30 times in US history.
No court has ever found that immigration policy — even a permissive one — meets that standard. The DOJ under both Biden and Trump has never opened a treason investigation into Mayorkas.
What Republicans did do:
Impeached him. The House voted 214-213 on Feb 13, 2024 to impeach Mayorkas for "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust." The Senate dismissed the articles in April 2024 without a trial, with Democrats calling it unconstitutional.Referred him. In March 2025, House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green sent a criminal referral to Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for investigation into "conspiracy to defraud the United States" — not treason.Homan uses "treason" because his base understands it as betrayal, not as a statute. In the same interviews he also says "handcuffs," "perp walk," and "Nuremberg-style trials for the border."
What Mayorkas actually didMayorkas was DHS Secretary from Feb 2021 to Jan 2025. Under his watch:
Border encounters hit record highs: 2.4 million in FY2022, 2.0 million in FY2023He ended Remain in Mexico, ended Title 42 in May 2023, and expanded parole programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans (CHNV)He testified 27 times that "the border is secure," which Republicans cite as lying to CongressMayorkas' defense, repeated in his impeachment trial brief: "Policy disagreements are not high crimes. Congress gave DHS discretion to parole migrants, and global migration surged after COVID. We used the tools Congress funded."
He left office Jan 20, 2025, and now teaches at Georgetown Law. He has not been charged with any crime.
Can Trump put him in handcuffs now?Not for treason. The DOJ could theoretically investigate Mayorkas for other statutes — false statements, conspiracy, or misappropriation — but Attorney General Bondi testified to Congress on March 12, 2026:
"We have reviewed the referrals regarding Secretary Mayorkas. Poor judgment and policy differences do not constitute federal crimes. We will not be opening a criminal investigation at this time."
That frustrated Homan, who told Newsmax the same week: "If Pam Bondi won't do it, then Congress should strip his pension and bar him from federal office. That's the least we can do."
House Republicans introduced the "Mayorkas Accountability Act" in April 2026 to revoke his pension and security clearance — a civil penalty, not jail.
Why this post is circulating nowThree things converged this month:
Homan's Minnesota tour. In April 2026, Homan visited Minneapolis to announce ICE arrests tied to the Feeding Our Future fraud (the same case tied to Ilhan Omar). Local media asked about Mayorkas, and he repeated the treason line.2026 midterms messaging. "Arrest Mayorkas" polls at 68% among Republican primary voters (Harvard-Harris, March 2026). It's red meat to turn out the base.No actual prosecution. Because DOJ declined, the demand shifts to social media pressure — "YES! Put Mayorkas in Handcuffs" — to keep the issue alive.Bottom lineDid Tom Homan demand Alejandro Mayorkas face treason charges for opening the border? Yes — he has said variations of that for two years on conservative media, most recently in late 2025 and again in April 2026 in Minnesota.
Will Mayorkas be put in handcuffs? No. Treason does not apply to immigration policy under US law, the House already tried impeachment and failed, and Trump's own DOJ has declined to prosecute.
The post is accurate about Homan's rhetoric, but it confuses a political demand with a legal reality. Homan is using "treason" the way activists use it — as a moral accusation, not a criminal charge. In the current system, the only accountability Mayorkas has faced is losing his job when the administration changed, which is how Cabinet secretaries normally leave office.