Washington, Dec. 7 -- President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, on Sunday backed the US leader's plan to target Somali immigrants in Minnesota, even as Trump described the community as "garbage".

During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union", Homan said he was "not aware of what the president was thinking" when Trump said he wants Somalis removed from the country but added, "I agree 100 per cent with what he's doing."

Homan pointed out that Trump "has said we're concentrating on public safety threats and national security threats", adding that Trump was elected "to run the biggest deportation operation this country has ever seen." He stated, "That's exactly what we're doing. That's what American people voted for."

Trump, in...