Former MAGA influencer, right-wing bomb-thrower, and British subject Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States. Milo was in the country illegally — his visa expired, he skipped his immigration hearing in July, a deportation order was issued, ICE picked him up Thursday, and he was on a plane back to Britain by Friday. Twenty-four hours. Done.

Dana Bash asked Tom Homan on CNN’s State of the Union whether Milo received preferential treatment — a quicker exit than normal. Homan’s answer explained why the question misses the point entirely.

“We’ve been working steadily in the last few months on getting people out quicker. That way it saves the taxpayers’ money and detention space, the quicker a judge orders them out, rather than being in detention, waiting for travel documents and flight arrangements.”

Then the line that captures the entire enforcement philosophy: “Get ’em out quick. Open those beds up for more detainees to be held.”

That’s the strategy. Not treat high-profile cases faster. Not punish political allies. Process everyone faster, free up detention capacity, arrest more people. The machine runs better at speed.

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