White House border czar Tom Homan is promising to “flood” cities run by Democrats with immigration agents, as the Trump administration ramps up border enforcement.
Congress earlier this month gave the Trump administration more than $170 billion over the next four years to dramatically scale up enforcement, detention and deportation, and Homan said Americans living in so-called “sanctuary cities” can expect to see far more agents on the street soon.
The White House has repeatedly singled out cities from Los Angeles to Denver to Boston for their refusal to assist ICE agents making detentions, and Homan has threatened to arrest elected officials who stymie the president.
Migrant-rights groups warn increased enforcement raises the risk of more civil rights violations and violent confrontations, like the chaotic protests that broke out in Los Angeles last month following Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at a Home Depot, among other locations.
Trump officials have long complained that many cities run by Democrats refuse to honor requests to detain people on behalf of ICE in local jails, and Homan said doing so makes it harder for ICE to arrest “bad guys” in the safety of a detention center. He said making street arrests is more dangerous for everyone, requiring more personnel to operate safely.
The increased funding for one of Trump’s signature policies comes as the American public appears to be growing increasingly concerned about the tactics being deployed. A July 20 poll by CBS/YouGov found that 56% of Americans disapproved of the president’s immigration measures, while 44% approved, a 10-point drop from February.
Calling it now. ICE is gonna have a massive presence at voting locations next year. Wearing blue? Must be an immigrant
You don’t even have to be wearing anything colorful. They will use their tried and true method, racial profiling.
They will just be informed of who voted for who and detain you after.
Yeah, it’s hard to change the color of your skin.
Good. Buy some long guns.
Get a couple of pistols, too, just in case you find yourself in a closed quarters confrontation.
Get one of each. Then spend the rest of your budget on ammo and training.
And first aid kits
Yep, that’s the whole point of getting them deployed to democratic strongholds.
follow russias method, they have fsb/security forces at polling places to ensure the “correct candidate” at the elections.
States are not obliged to assist in federal enforcement activities.
They are trying to force local jails and police officers to start detaining people for ice, and citing the off duty customs agent that was shot in an attempted robbery Saturday night as proof that ICE agents are facing violence when trying to detain suspects that have already been caught and released bc of sanctuary policies.
There is no indication the off duty agent was targeted. It seems like a random crime, but they are taking the ball and running with it.
Homan spoke in New York City after an off-duty Border Patrol agent was injured during an attempted robbery that officials say was committed by an undocumented immigrant. Homan and other White House officials argue the agent would never have been hurt if his alleged assailant had previously been blocked from entering the country or deported.
Trump officials have long complained that many cities run by Democrats refuse to honor requests to detain people on behalf of ICE in local jails, and Homan said doing so makes it harder for ICE to arrest “bad guys” in the safety of a detention center. He said making street arrests is more dangerous for everyone, requiring more personnel to operate safely.
Federal officials say there’s been an 800% increase in assaults against immigration agents, although they have declined to release comprehensive data.
Of course, why would they release any comprehensive data? Data collection is only meant to benefit the government, not the people that pay for it with their tax dollars.
Last month, Trump deployed the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to help protect federal buildings and assist ICE agents in making detentions, a move that temporarily escalated tensions.
ICE has conducted immigration enforcement actions around the country, but it’s yet to focus a sustained effort in any particular sanctuary city outside of the Los Angeles area.
Yeah, the shit they’re doing is making them targets, whether that one guy was or not. Doesn’t change a thing, except maybe “Why should state and local police put themselves in more danger because of what federal fascists do?”
The border Czar’s threat is almost identical to state laws that are being created in different red states and set to go into effect soon.
As of August 1st in Louisiana, a state law targets New Orleans sanctuary policy and makes it a felony punishable up to 10 years in prison for any state official to “hinder” federal immigration orders
What are the odds this guy pulls essentially the same language out of his ass to threaten elected officials who “stymie” federal immigration orders?
Edit: So the “border Czar” Tom Homan is part of the America First Policy Institute. No wonder this same propaganda and strategy is being used almost word for word across the entire country to force federal policy onto local jurisdictions.
The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of America First Policy Institute didn’t even exist four years ago. But it is poised to be more influential than Project 2025.
Its weird when the punishment for an elected official following the law is harsher than the illegal employers
Imagine that, being a raging asshole toward your fellow citizens makes you a target by those same citizens. Maybe try not being a dick, and nobody will threaten you.
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I dream about going back in time and correcting our mistakes permanently
Heard you got pretty close but only killed a firefighter. Welp get in the time machine, destinys calling
Rolling out the mulitibillion SS paramilitary security apparatus, which conveniently can be used for anything the dictator orders them to, such as suppressing political opponents, controlling elections, generate general fear etc. etc.
Despite common belief…we have guns.
Since this all started we went from owning one firearm to four, I got my permit to carry and regular do so.
Similar! I went from owning zero to three and have a class scheduled to get my carry permit.
How is this anything else other than a declaration of civil war?
We’re already there. It already started.
This was clearly where it’s going. I guess, if it’s on, it’s on. Probably better if it happens sooner before ICE staffs up, figures out what the fuck it’s doing when they’re snatching people other than asthmatic students, and starts getting accustomed to real resistance.
well this will be fun. they will straight up be attacked in my city.
I’ll bet they won’t. What city
portland. the cops had to organize an extrajudicial execution squad for one leftist protestor who killed a Trumper.
Yeah I’m in Portland too. Ain’t gonna be shit going down. BLM won’t happen again. We are pussies.
we’ll see. i live near the ICE office and they are vandalzing the shit out of that office. love to see it.
Oh are they? Well good. Hopefully they follow them home and vandalize those
Is this getting news coverage?
probably not much but i don’t watch the local news much so i don’t know for sure
You’re wrong. Many cities have groups with fast-reaction plans, and arrive on the scene of an ICE raid within minutes, and start causing trouble. It’s only going to get a LOT worse.
Next summer, just before the Midterms, will be chaos.
I’ll take that bet if you wanna make it.
You’ve already lost. ICE is already facing conflict everywhere they are operating. As time goes on, and they start operating in hostile cities and states where NOBODY welcomes them, it will only get worse.
“Conflict” ha ha ha, you sweet summer child. The only conflict worth anything is a body on the floor.
You’re right, they will be shot at
Did they not want to use the word “blitz”?
The man is already a Czar. Doing a “blitz” would be just one foreign thing too far.
Pakled Homan
This guy looks like his dick is real red.
Couldn’t dem cities just start making hearings with immigrants completely online?
They are targeting people who are in jail before trial after being arrested for things not related to immigration.
Like if someone was in jail for public intoxication and in the process of getting booked and awaiting trial, they want sheriffs to start just handing people over to them to save them the time/effort of actually detaining the person after they’re released (or eventually having to get a warrant to take them from the sheriff’s custody).
I’d say they need a warrant to arrest people in my community if I was the sheriff
Arest this S&W 500
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