Posted on 07/20/2026 8:21:30 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Federal Border Czar Tom Homan has announced that an unprecedented surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents is coming to New York City in response to the city’s sanctuary policies.
Homan told Fox News on Sunday, “It’s coming,” citing the Trump administration’s refusal to be hampered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to champion the city’s sanctuary status and to continue resisting federal immigration enforcement.
Homan told Fox News that “there needs to be a surge” and added, “But I am not going to show our hand because there are… well-funded groups who will try to impede, interfere. We’re not going to give them any upside on this.”
The border czar’s comments followed statements Mamdani made during a New York Times interview on Saturday, in which the mayor expressed “pride” regarding the city’s refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement and vowed to protect immigrant communities.
Mamdani told the Times, “What we are unwilling to do is to participate in civil immigration enforcement with a federal government that has said openly it wants to deport a vast majority of people for crimes that we will never even know.”
According to Fox News, Homan fired back at Mamdani’s statement, saying that the mayor can have his stance but he will not prevent ICE from doing its job, noting, “That’s called the rule of law. If he doesn’t like it, call your members of Congress, tell them to change the law.”
The federal surge is also tied to New York state budget legislation signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul that strictly curbs local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration officials and bans ICE agents from wearing masks during community operations.
Homan has also argued that blocking ICE access to municipal jails removes operational efficiencies, forcing federal teams out onto the streets to conduct widespread community arrests.
The border czar said that President Trump’s campaign promises to address border security and to impose mass deportations are a large reason why he is the president today.
Homan refused to discuss specifics as to where and when enforcement actions would occur so as to avoid tipping off the various leftist groups who have organized to oppose ICE actions.
agree, foolish to warn them. they will implement things to thwart efforts.
LOVE TOM HOMAN!!!!!!!!
The DOJ announced denaturalization actions against 10 individuals in various U.S. district courts for serious offenses including child sexual abuse, fraud, immigration fraud, and drug crimes.
Yoskmaikel Rodriguez Perez (45, Cuba): Convicted of healthcare and wire fraud; concealed crimes during naturalization.
Ceflo Luviano-Mojica (60, Mexico): Misrepresented prior arrests and conviction for false statements on naturalization application.
Urbano Vazquez Ortega (53, Mexico): Convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse as a priest.
Murtaza Ali (65, Pakistan): Used multiple aliases and committed immigration fraud to obtain citizenship.
Jimmy Aguero (51, Peru): Convicted of eight counts of sexually abusing his minor stepdaughter.
Antonio Alcantara-Ruiz (53, Mexico): Used false identity documents to secure citizenship.
Omar Cantu-Montalvo (44, Mexico): Concealed involvement in cocaine distribution conspiracy before naturalizing.
Franscisco Montano (59, Mexico): Failed to disclose child sexual abuse during the good moral character period.
Marcin Stanislaw Garbacz (47, Poland): Convicted of stealing church funds, tax fraud, and illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Martin Garcia Cardiel (60, Mexico): Convicted of 19 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of two young children.
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