Border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday warned that the feds could flood New York state with agents if Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t cooperate on immigration crackdowns — all while praising Mayor Eric Adams for his work with the administration.
Homan, standing alongside Albany Republicans in the state Capitol, warned Hochul and state Democrats against defending sanctuary city policies.
“Sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want: more ICE agents in your community,” he said.
“We’ll double the man-force if we have to. Rather than one officer arresting a bad guy, now I have to send a whole team.”
The blunt border czar also offered a blistering defense of Adams, contending that the embattled mayor has made “great commitments” on immigration.
Homan denied being part of an alleged “quid pro quo” deal in which the Trump administration would drop Adams’ corruption case in exchange for help on the president’s immigration crackdown.
“I’ve been talking with him since November, I had nothing to do with that,” he said.
Homan also revealed that he will meet with Adams again this week, for what would be the pair’s third sit-down.
“He’s made great commitments, we’re working on some things, I can’t share it all with you right now,” he said.
When Homan was asked if he will meet with Hochul while in Albany, he responded, “She knows my number.”
Homan’s comments came during a rally by Republican lawmakers pushing to repeal the state’s Green Light Law, which allows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses, as well as pass New York’s Laken Riley Act, which aims to undercut sanctuary city policies.
