Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, revealed Monday that he had issued a threatening warning to New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul about an impending operation planned for her state.
As reported by The Detroit News, Homan revealed on Fox News that the Trump administration had “drawn up a plan to surge” federal immigration enforcement agents to New York City in a continuation of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Homan claimed to have informed Hochul of the impending operation, albeit in a vague and threatening manner.
“You’re going to see more [Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents] than you’ve ever seen in New York City, and it’s coming,” Homan said on Fox, the Detroit News reported. “I just reviewed an operational plan. I’m not going to tell you exactly when it’s going to happen, but it’s coming.”
Homan’s remarks come shortly after Hochul signed a bill to “protect New Yorkers” against federal immigration enforcement agents.
The bill-turned-law would prohibit local law enforcement from entering into specific agreements with federal immigration enforcement agencies, prohibit law enforcement officials from wearing face coverings, and establish an easier legal pathway for New Yorkers to sue immigration enforcement agents for unconstitutional activity.
“With these measures, we are stepping up to protect our communities and the civil rights that generations have fought and died to establish,” Hochul said at the bill’s signing late last month.
“New York's comprehensive plan will prevent local officials from carrying out federal immigration policy, protect schools and other sensitive locations, and give New Yorkers a meaningful remedy if government agents violate their rights.”