New York lawmakers want the Trump administration to know they're not scared as they doubled down on restrictions for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a new report.
"Tom Homan can shove it," Democratic New York state Sen. Andrew Gounardes told reporters in reference to Trump's border czar, according to reporting by Politico.
The remark is a defiant shot back at Homan, who called out New York at a border security expo earlier this month. Homan threatened to 'flood the zone' with ICE agents if the state passes legislation limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Gounardes joined with other New York Democratic lawmakers to approve a package of new restrictions on ICE operations in their state, Politico reported. Gov. Kathy Hochul backed the package, which passed the legislature on Thursday.
One of the new laws would even limit the NYPD and other local law enforcement from helping ICE with crowd control if it comes to New York to roll out operations like what was seen in Minnesota earlier this year, according to Politico.
Another law bans ICE agents, and federal and local law enforcement broadly, from wearing masks and creates a list of "sensitive" locations that ICE can't enter without a judicial warrant, Politico added.