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.
Yep, that’s the whole point of getting them deployed to democratic strongholds.
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
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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
Nooooooo Harris wanted teh genoSiiiiidEs!! We had to not prevent trump to teach them a lesson!
Also: O shit this fucked up
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.
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.
Sure would be a good time for the *checks notes* . . . Democrats to make as loud a fuss as humanly possible, wouldn’t it.
Based on past performance, I think we can all reasonably expect they will step up to the plate with a meekly worded statement expressing “concern”.
Also - vote your people in. Work to change this by doing something/anything. That is the real revolution.
Also - vote your people in
Even this isn’t enough. I live in a solid blue town if a deep blue state. My elected officials have been great at speaking up and do what they can.
But what can they do.? It’s not nothing, but …
- Sure they speak up but are ignored.
- Sure they vote against, but are outvoted.
- Sure they increased the DAs budget and have been filing suits left and right, but that doesn’t stop illegal and unconstitutional actions.
- Sure they passed sanctuary laws for medical personnel but those doctors and nurses still can’t travel to certain states
- Sure they passed sanctuary laws where police aren’t allowed to work on immigration-only cases, but that hasn’t stopped people from being kidnapped with no due process
Where was I going? Oh yeah, my elected city councillor was roughed up and threatened with jail time for videoing a kidnapping. What do you do? We’re far beyond the need for just electing good people
I do have to give some credit to the dem governors and mayors of the sanctuary jurisdictions that are being targeted, but have formed a coalition and are actively suing Trump in federal court to block him from doing things like cutting their funding. I really think if the U.S. is actually going to make it without dissolving into sperate state countries, we’re going to have ban together in a similar coalition and unite to go against Trump and those that would prefer to live in a monarchy controlled authoritarian nightmare.
Meanwhile my blue city in a red state with a federal consent decree preventing police from dealing with immigration, is being used like a guinea pig to test out different strategies for Republicans before they get used on a bigger scale.
Our mayor is in the last few months of her final term, and I’m pretty convinced she sold out our city in a deal to save herself from federal charges around 2022. She put up no resistance despite the concerns of civil rights advocates when our insane governor establish a permanent police force in the city last year (which can’t be regulated by any city ordinance bc they’re under state jurisdiction and now they’re officially partnered with ICE, so yeah that’s great), and filed a motion to speed up the removal of the consent decree, which is the only thing standing between the governor forcing all city police and law enforcement agents to work with ICE instead of as he and Trump put it, “refusing to take off the federal handcuffs” that prevent them from carrying out federal immigration orders.
As of August 1st a new state law goes into effect which makes it a felony punishable with up to 10 years in jail for any law enforcement (city police and sheriff) or any state official to hinder, delay, or interfere with federal immigration orders.
Our “progressive sheriff,” who the governor believes was installed by George Soros, has said she plans to stick by the ruling of the consent decree, and a criminal court judge has now found an excuse to hold her in contempt of court on a completely unrelated bullshit matter, with a trial date of August 4th, 3 days after it becomes possible to throw her in prison for 10 years for not blindly following orders.
So, while I’m fine with shitting on Democrats like Chuck Schumer for doing nothing or refusing to support Mamdani, I do feel like it’s important to acknowledge the Dems who are at least trying to fight back or at least stand their ground. Some of them have formed coalitions, and some seem to be left to fend for themselves while Dems like my mayor not only refuse to join in something like protective a coalition, but appear to be are actively helping the administration destroy any shields we have left protecting democracy in the United States
Did they not want to use the word “blitz”?
This guy looks like his dick is real red.
Arest this S&W 500
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