Trump's Border Advisor Warns Potential Democratic Socialist Mayor of New York City About Consequences in Office
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In a tough stance against Democrat Zohran Mamdani, who recently won New York City's mayoral primary, President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, warned that Mamdani's plan to stop cooperating with ICE in the so-called sanctuary city would be a waste of time.
Appearing on Fox Business, Homan, Trump's former top immigration enforcer, stated bluntly, 'Federal law trumps him… every day, every hour of every minute.' He went on to promise to 'double down' on ICE raids in the Big Apple, saying, 'We're going to be in New York City.'
Homan's remarks come on the heels of Trump unveiling what he described as the 'largest mass deportation operation of illegal immigrants in history.' He has vowed to fiercely target Democrat-led cities like Chicago and New York with ICE agents as part of a sweeping new immigration crackdown.
'Game on. We're coming,' Homan added. 'He wants to block ICE? We'll see how that works out for him.'
Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman from Queens and son of Ugandan-Indian immigrants, upset the political establishment by defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary's first round. This victory puts him in a strong position to become the next mayor of New York in a city that heavily leans Democratic.
Tom Homan's statements indicate a federal government preparing to escalate its immigration crackdown, especially in sanctuary cities. Weeks ago, Trump revealed his massive deportation initiative, aiming to flood these cities with ICE agents.
Mamdani has embraced the fight, calling himself 'Trump's worst nightmare' and promising to transform New York into a model for progressive governance. His platform is firmly left-wing, with proposals for rent freezes, free child care, no-cost public transit, and an end to city cooperation with ICE.
On his campaign website, he accuses Trump of 'tearing at the fabric of New York City.' He outlines plans to 'Trump-proof' the city by ejecting ICE from Rikers Island, cutting all municipal collaboration with federal immigration authorities, and shielding undocumented New Yorkers from data-sharing with outside jurisdictions.
'Trump will stop at nothing to attack immigrant New Yorkers,' Mamdani writes. 'He will do everything in his power to rip our communities apart.' This rhetoric has placed him on a collision course with Homan and the Trump administration, which is seeking to carry out daily immigration arrests at three times the current pace, as demanded by senior White House advisor Stephen Miller last month.
President Trump himself weighed in on Mamdani's victory, posting on Truth Social: 'It's finally happened. The Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor.' Trump added sarcastically, 'We've had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous.' He mocked Mamdani's voice and appearance and declared, 'He's got AOC+3, Dummies ALL, backing him... Yes, this is a big moment in the History of our Country!'
Homan's declarations make it clear that cities like New York would become ground zero in Trump's renewed deportation efforts. He warned, 'If we can't arrest them in the jails, we're going to find them in the neighborhoods, we're going to find them in the worksites.' Homan criticized Democratic-run cities for refusing to hold undocumented individuals for ICE agents, calling sanctuary policies 'a threat to public safety' and accusing them of releasing 'national security threats back to the street.' He praised states like Florida, where sheriffs 'work for us,' but noted that resistance in cities like New York only encourages federal agents to focus their energy there.
'We know we've got a problem there,' Homan warned, suggesting that enforcement efforts would become more aggressive. The Democratic response to Mamdani's rise has been divided. Progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders have embraced him, while some establishment Democrats had rallied behind Cuomo, citing concerns about Mamdani's far-left platform and past criticism of Israel.
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- Despite the Democratic mayoral win in New York City, the escalating conflict between Zohran Mamdani and Tom Homan indicates a possible increase in immigration enforcement videos on business and general-news channels.
- With Trump's renewed deportation efforts against Democratic-led cities, war-and-conflicts could erupt in cities like New York as tensions rise between local authorities and federal immigration agents.
- In the political arena, crime-and-justice issues take center stage as Mamdani's promise to shield undocumented New Yorkers from federal immigration authorities sparks concerns about public safety and national security, leading to controversy in news headlines and debates on politics and business platforms.
