{"id":604498,"date":"2026-05-20T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=604498"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:05:00","slug":"sanctuary-jurisdictions-must-comply-or-face-more-ice-boots-on-the-ground-homan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=604498","title":{"rendered":"Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

Sanctuary jurisdictions in the United States will see more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel on the ground<\/strong> if they do not allow local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE officers, border czar Tom Homan said in a May 15 interview with the Daily Signal.<\/p>\n

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Federal law enforcement agents confront anti-ICE protesters during a demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 15, 2026.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In the interview, Homan was specifically asked about New York. In January, the state\u2019s governor, Kathy Hochul, proposed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which bars state and local law enforcement agencies from signing or maintaining any Section 287(g) agreements with ICE.<\/p>\n

Such agreements authorize ICE to delegate certain immigration functions to local and state officers under the agency\u2019s oversight. Local and state officers can detain suspected illegal immigrants under the deal.<\/p>\n

If passed, the New York bill would void all existing Section 287(g) agreements in the state. Homan said in the interview that he had talked to Hochul about the consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, Look, you end cooperation in the jails, we\u2019re going to have to send more agents to do the job, because now, rather than one agent arresting one bad guy in the jail, which is safer for the agent, safer for the alien, safer for the community, of course, you\u2019re going to release him<\/strong>. Now we got to send a whole team, six or seven agents, to go find him. So, it\u2019s going to result in more agents in the community,\u201d Homan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTotally briefed on the whole thing, but she decided to go ahead and do it anyways. Well, I made a statement that we\u2019re going to send more agents to New York. We have to, as a response to this, go arrest those public safety threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked whether any sanctuary jurisdiction that doesn\u2019t cooperate with ICE would face more ICE personnel on the ground, Homan replied, \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n

The border czar said that he warned Hochul that there would be more collateral arrests if that\u2019s the situation. For instance, if ICE were to arrest a criminal illegal alien, and the individual was with another illegal immigrant, then the second individual would be arrested as well.<\/p>\n

Plus, Hochul\u2019s legislation bans ICE from leasing beds from sheriffs in the state, due to which every illegal immigrant arrested has to be flown out of state for detainment. So, if New York locks ICE out of local jails for detaining illegals, \u201cthen we\u2019ll simply fly them out,\u201d Homan said.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Hochul announced that an agreement had been reached with legislative leaders on the key priorities of the fiscal year 2027 state budget, including a provision banning state, local, and federal officials from wearing masks while on duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood luck with the law of banning masks<\/strong>. Federal law always trumps state and local law. And while threats are up over 8,000 percent, masks is a non-starter, so good luck enforcing that,\u201d Homan said, regarding that provision.<\/p>\n

New Yorkers in Danger<\/h2>\n

In a Jan. 30 statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, warned that Hochul\u2019s proposal barring local police departments from partnering with ICE would place New Yorkers in danger.<\/p>\n

Between Jan. 20, 2025, and Dec. 1, 2025, New York failed to honor several ICE detainer requests that resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal immigrants into the streets, <\/strong>the agency said in an April 16 statement.<\/p>\n

This includes people charged with 2,509 assaults, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 305 robberies, 300 weapons offenses, 207 sexual predatory offenses, 199 burglaries, and 29 homicides.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in April, a group of lawmakers introduced the Sanctuary City Elimination Act, which aims to ensure that all federal, state, and local law enforcement officers can coordinate with ICE without fear of backlash, according to an April 16 statement from the office of Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).<\/p>\n

\u201cFor far too long, sanctuary cities across the nation have sidestepped federal immigration law and created safe havens for dangerous illegal aliens, putting the safety and security of Americans at risk and undermining the rule of law,\u201d Cornyn said.<\/p>\n

The act \u201cwould ensure local and state law enforcement coordinates with ICE officers, ban certain federal funds from going to sanctuary cities, and allow victims of criminal illegal aliens who are released from sanctuary jurisdictions and reoffend in other states to seek justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 05\/19\/2026 – 20:05<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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