Nigel Farage has said he wants Donald Trump's border chief Tom Homan to help secure Britain's borders, declaring during an appearance in the United States that Reform UK would be taking the senior White House official back to the UK.
The Reform UK leader made the remarks while appearing alongside Homan at an event in America on Sunday, 20 September.
Addressing the audience, Farage said: "I've got terrible news for you. We're hijacking Tom Homan and taking him back with us to secure our borders."
However, no formal appointment or agreement has been announced, and there has been no confirmation that Homan has accepted a role with Reform UK or agreed to advise the party.
Farage's words should therefore be treated as a public statement of intent and admiration for Homan's approach, rather than confirmation of a new position.
Who is Tom Homan?
Homan serves in the Trump administration as Assistant to the President and Border Czar, according to the White House's 2026 staffing report.
He previously served as acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and has become one of the most recognisable advocates of the Trump administration's immigration-enforcement programme.
His responsibilities have included helping oversee border policy and enforcement operations involving ICE. The White House has praised his record and presented its approach as a public-safety programme focused on removing criminals and people considered national-security threats.
Critics, however, have strongly challenged the methods used by ICE and the wider administration. Homan was also involved in shaping immigration enforcement during Trump's first term, including the controversial zero-tolerance approach associated with separating some migrant families.
Farage has praised Homan before. During an interview for GB News, he described the American official as uncompromising and credited him with achieving significant results on deportations, while acknowledging the backlash surrounding those policies.
Farage urges Europe to rethink its view of Trump
Farage also used his US appearance to argue that Britain and Europe should adopt what he called a more sensible view of the Trump administration.
He accused traditional media organisations of portraying the entire Trump project as villainous and suggested European governments should take a different approach to their relationship with Washington.
The comments underline the close political ties Farage continues to maintain with influential figures in Trump's movement, despite having criticised the US president over some foreign-policy decisions.
Farage has placed immigration and border security at the centre of Reform UK's programme. The party has called for tougher deportation measures and the use of the Royal Navy to intercept small boats attempting to cross the English Channel.
His latest intervention suggests that Homan's American enforcement model is likely to influence Reform's thinking as it develops its plans for the UK.
No British appointment announced
Despite the forceful language used by Farage, the appearance did not amount to the announcement of a formal British appointment.
Homan remains a senior member of the Trump administration, and neither he nor the White House has announced that he will take up a position with Reform UK or travel to Britain in an advisory capacity.
Farage also stopped short of explaining what role he envisaged for Homan, whether any involvement would be official or informal, or how an American adviser might contribute to UK border policy.
The confirmed development is that the Reform leader has publicly said he wants Homan's help and has explicitly connected his party's border ambitions with one of the central figures in the Trump administration's immigration strategy.