U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could flood New York if Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration fails to work with federal immigration authorities, warned Tom Homan, former border czar under President Donald Trump. Homan made the statement in Albany, New York, where he appeared with Republican state legislators on Wednesday.
“New York State, you gotta change the sanctuary status,” Homan remarked, according to Politico. “If you don’t, get out of the way. Because we’re going to do our job.”
He further stated, “Sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want: more ICE agents in your community. We’ll double the man-force if we have to. Rather than one officer arresting a bad guy, now I have to send a whole team.”
A representative for Governor Hochul responded in a statement, saying, “Governor Hochul has been clear with New Yorkers: She supports secure borders and deporting violent criminals but won’t let New York help the Trump administration tear babies away from their parents. This isn’t the first time Trump administration officials have lied about our policies — and it probably won’t be the last — but Governor Hochul is staying focused on keeping New Yorkers safe.”
Homan also rejected claims that the Trump administration’s decision to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams was connected to the mayor’s stance on Trump’s immigration agenda and mass deportation efforts.
“As far as all this, ‘Oh, well he’s making a deal because of his criminal issues’ — I’ve been talking to him since November — it has nothing to do with that,” Homan explained. “Far as I’m concerned, I’m happy that the mayor of New York City, the largest city in the world, is actually sitting down with law enforcement to make that city safer.”
He also mentioned that Adams “wanted to get federal immigration authorities back into Rikers Island to talk to illegal aliens who committed a crime against a citizen.”
{Matzav.com}
