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Birth Name: Thomas Douglas Homan
Place of Birth: West Carthage, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 28, 1961
Ethnicity: * father – English, German [including Alsatian], distant Dutch * mother – French-Canadian, one quarter English, one quarter Irish
Tom Homan is an American law enforcement officer, and political commentator. A Republican, he has been White House Border Czar, since January 20, 2025. He was previously Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from January 30, 2017 to June 29, 2018, and Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from November 14, 2017 to June 29, 2018.
Tom is the son of Doris and Frederick Homan, a police officer. He is married to Elizabeth Homan, with whom he has four children. He is a practising Catholic.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was Roy DeForest Homan (the son of Frederich/Fred M./W. Homan and Ina Ellen Lane). Roy was born in Port Leyden, Lewis, New York, to parents who were also born in the state; and had deep roots in NY, going back to early English and Dutch settlers. Fred was the son of Josiah Homan and Mary Jennie Satterley/Satterly. Tom’s great-grandmother Ina was the daughter of Waltermon/Walter A. Lane and Nettie E. Post.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was Angeline Alberta Hoffert (the daughter of John Benjamin Hoffert and Walburga Seelman). Angeline was born in Fish Creek, Lewis, New York, to parents who were also born in Lewis. John was the son of Mathis/Mathias Hoffert/Hoffart, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine; and of Maria Elizabeth Kroeger/Kraeger, who was German, from Westphalia, Prussia. Tom’s great-grandmother Walburga likely had German ancestry.
Tom’s maternal grandfather Albert J. Gibeau (the son of Joseph Napoleon/Napolean Gibeau and Harriet Leduc). Albert was born in New York, to French-Canadian parents, from Québéc. Joseph was born in Sainte-Martine, Châteauguay, the son of Julien Gibeau and Marie Louise Lamagdeleine. Harriet was the daughter of François LeDuc and Marie Henriette Cousineau.
Tom’s maternal grandmother Irene L. Peters (the daughter of Samuel Peters and Mary E. Toole/O’Toole). Irene was born in New York. Samuel was English. Mary was born in Utica, Oneida, New York, the daughter of Thomas O’Toole, who was an Irish immigrant; and of Catherine/Catharine Condon, whose parents were also Irish, with at least partial roots in County Waterford.
Sources: Genealogy of Tom Homan – https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Tom Homan (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Tom’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Death records of Tom’s maternal grandparents, Albert J. Gibeau and Irene L. (Peters) Gibeau – https://www.findagrave.com