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**Yes, the core claim in that post is accurate, though with some minor inaccuracies in the exact wording.** In 2015, while serving as the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at ICE under the Obama administration, **Tom Homan** (full name Thomas D. Homan) received the **Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service** (often referred to as the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive). This is the U.S. government's highest honor for career senior executives, recognizing sustained extraordinary performance. - Official ICE announcement from the time highlighted his leadership in removing over 920,000 aliens (including 534,000 criminal aliens) during his tenure, contributing to public safety and national security. - The award was bestowed by President Barack Obama (as the sitting president approves and presents these annually). - A Washington Post profile around that period noted: "Thomas Homan deports people. And he's really g...