Backed By Trump, ICE Chief Prepares to Deploy Agents to Sanctuary Cities

In a recent interview, Thomas D. Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), made it clear the era of Trump has ushered in a new era in immigration control, as well.

As reported by the Washington Examiner, Homan, speaking from his office, said that ���you can like President Trump, not like him, like his policies, not like his policies, but one thing no one can argue with is the effect they've had.���

The director made particular mention of key numbers as proof of the Trump Effect: Illegal border crossings down 70 percent; arrests inside the U.S. up 40 percent; and demands made of local authorities by federal agents for jailed illegals up a whopping 80 percent.

Referring to Border Patrol and ICE agents, Homan said, ���Now they have meaning to their jobs. What this president has done is taken the handcuffs off of law enforcement officers who are charged with enforcing immigration laws.���

A significant priority for Homan will be a crackdown on sanctuary cities and the undocumented immigrants hiding therein. Expressing his frustration with the very concept of sanctuary cities, Homan declared, ���In the America I grew up in, cities didn���t shield people who violated the law.���
Homan says he���s been given the green light to hire 10,000 new agents, and plans to use a large number of them to penetrate sanctuary cities.

���The president recognizes that you���ve got to have a true interior enforcement strategy to make it uncomfortable for them,��� he said.

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large