Deportation strategy to include targeting sanctuary cities, new border czar says

The Center Square ^ | 12/10/24 | Bethany Blakely

[CFW]

(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation strategy will include targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, his new border czar, Tom Homan, says.

In an interview with The Center Square, Homan said the plan will prioritize national security threats and violent criminals. This includes those with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests.

According to a recent ICE report, a deputy director in the Biden administration said some local jurisdictions “reduced their cooperation with ICE, to include refusal to honor ICE detainer requests, even for noncitizens who have been convicted of serious felonies and pose an ongoing threat to public safety” due to their so-called “sanctuary city” policies. “However, ‘sanctuary’ policies can end up shielding dangerous criminals, who often victimize those same communities,” he said, The Center Square reported.

While many Democratic leaders in so-called sanctuary jurisdictions have said they won’t cooperate with ICE, Homan said that federal immigration law, Title 8 USC 13.24 iii, requires them to do so. Anyone who “harbors or conceals illegal aliens from federal law enforcement officers” are committing a crime, he said.

“Impeding a federal law enforcement officer is a crime,” he told The Center Square. Those who “knowingly harbor or conceal an illegal alien from ICE” is also a crime.

He’s also asked, “What mayor or governor doesn’t want public safety threats out of their communities? That’s their number one responsibility is to protect their communities. That’s exactly what we are going to do.”

Homan says he will work with anyone, Democrats and Republicans, to ensure public safety.

[CFW]

Homan is putting the sanctuary cities on notice that he will work with them or through them but deportations WILL happen.

[CFW]

Here is another article from yesterday regarding the border and immigration from The Center Square. Also by Ms. Blakely.

“Trump vows to end birthright citizenship for those in the country illegally”

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d70aa324-b721-11ef-b008-e7bb13a60add.html

[mbrfl]

Smart. Bank robbers rob banks because that’s where the money is. Likewise, you focus on sanctuary cities because that’s where the illegals are.

[Sgt_Schultze]

I hope Hohman arrests the first judge who tries to impede his agency’s enforcement of the law.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Homan

[Skybird]

Load ‘em up and move ‘em out…now.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[Sacajaweau]

There is no such thing as a sanctuary city. This isn't the wild west.

Federal law supercedes any "supposed" sanctuary city and not handing illegals over is breaking the law.

[i_robot73]

Wake me when they arrest & prosecute GOVT entities/employees for aid/abet/collud/conspir/hinder-ing+ to violate Fed. (immigration+) law(s) vs. criminal illegal aliens.

WAY past done w/ those already giving kudos w/o seeing ANY (tr)action for all their high praise (well, I guess, this IS ‘the stupid party’ we’re talking about here *shrug*).

[Vaduz]

Sanctuary cities is a great selection it’s where all the problem start then they spread their problems outward.

[Go Gordon]

Why target sanctuary cities? Reminds me of the old joke:

Arresting officer: What did you rob the bank?

Bank robber: Because that's where the money is.