White House border czar Tom Homan is promising to “flood” cities run by Democrats with immigration agents, as the Trump administration ramps up border enforcement.
Congress earlier this month gave the Trump administration more than $170 billion over the next four years to dramatically scale up enforcement, detention and deportation, and Homan said Americans living in so-called “sanctuary cities” can expect to see far more agents on the street soon.
The White House has repeatedly singled out cities from Los Angeles to Denver to Boston for their refusal to assist ICE agents making detentions, and Homan has threatened to arrest elected officials who stymie the president.
Migrant-rights groups warn increased enforcement raises the risk of more civil rights violations and violent confrontations, like the chaotic protests that broke out in Los Angeles last month following Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at a Home Depot, among other locations.
Trump officials have long complained that many cities run by Democrats refuse to honor requests to detain people on behalf of ICE in local jails, and Homan said doing so makes it harder for ICE to arrest “bad guys” in the safety of a detention center. He said making street arrests is more dangerous for everyone, requiring more personnel to operate safely.
The increased funding for one of Trump’s signature policies comes as the American public appears to be growing increasingly concerned about the tactics being deployed. A July 20 poll by CBS/YouGov found that 56% of Americans disapproved of the president’s immigration measures, while 44% approved, a 10-point drop from February.
States are not obliged to assist in federal enforcement activities.
They are trying to force local jails and police officers to start detaining people for ice, and citing the off duty customs agent that was shot in an attempted robbery Saturday night as proof that ICE agents are facing violence when trying to detain suspects that have already been caught and released bc of sanctuary policies.
There is no indication the off duty agent was targeted. It seems like a random crime, but they are taking the ball and running with it.
Of course, why would they release any comprehensive data? Data collection is only meant to benefit the government, not the people that pay for it with their tax dollars.
Yeah, the shit they’re doing is making them targets, whether that one guy was or not. Doesn’t change a thing, except maybe “Why should state and local police put themselves in more danger because of what federal fascists do?”
The border Czar’s threat is almost identical to state laws that are being created in different red states and set to go into effect soon.
As of August 1st in Louisiana, a state law targets New Orleans sanctuary policy and makes it a felony punishable up to 10 years in prison for any state official to “hinder” federal immigration orders
What are the odds this guy pulls essentially the same language out of his ass to threaten elected officials who “stymie” federal immigration orders?
Edit: So the “border Czar” Tom Homan is part of the America First Policy Institute. No wonder this same propaganda and strategy is being used almost word for word across the entire country to force federal policy onto local jurisdictions.
The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of America First Policy Institute didn’t even exist four years ago. But it is poised to be more influential than Project 2025.
Its weird when the punishment for an elected official following the law is harsher than the illegal employers
Imagine that, being a raging asshole toward your fellow citizens makes you a target by those same citizens. Maybe try not being a dick, and nobody will threaten you.