Mamdani responds to ICE menace from Trump border czar Tom Homan – NBC New York
President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, threatened a surge of ICE brokers to New York Metropolis throughout a stay interview on Fox Information.
The Trump administration official joined “Fox & Mates” on Monday to share new perception right into a supposed plan that may carry “extra ICE brokers than you’ve got ever seen” to town.
“It is coming,” Homan mentioned. “I simply reviewed an operational plan. I am not going to inform you precisely when it’ll occur, however it’s coming.”
Homan mentioned he’s making good on a promise to Gov. Kathy Hochul after she handed a plan to bar state and native legislation enforcement from working with ICE in New York.
When requested concerning the $70 billion immigration invoice in Congress, Homan mentioned the cash can be used to life the extra time waiver cap, present operational assist to officers and pay distributors and contractors.
Hochul’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The mayor of New York Metropolis, nevertheless, pledged that town would “struggle tooth and nail” on behalf of all individuals dwelling right here.
“We have heard threats time and time once more from the federal administration. We need to be very clear about the truth that our values, our legal guidelines, will not be negotiable. We’re proud to be a sanctuary metropolis,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani mentioned Tuesday morning.
