On Thursday, incoming border czar Tom Homanon met with Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, which both men characterized favorably.
“His goal is the same goal I have,” Adams stated during a post-meeting press conference. “We cannot allow dangerous individuals to commit repeated violent acts of violence in our cities across America.”
After the meeting, Homan told Dr. Phil McGraw that he thinks what he and Adams talked about Thursday “may save lives,” and he thanked Adams for the opportunity to speak with him.
“I’m grateful that biggest city in this country, the biggest sanctuary city in this country, is willing to come to the table and help me with my two biggest priorities: criminals and children,” Homan said during the McGraw interview.
During the conversation, Homan also dispelled some of the myths surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation policies.
“This is not a sweep based on race. Your community isn’t being driven by military troops. “This is a well-thought-out, targeted operation,” Homan stated.
Trump appointed Homanto as border czar, one of the first important appointments for his second administration, only days after he won the presidential election last month. Homan served as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s acting director before that. Homan, a supporter of strict border measures, backed the “zero tolerance” policy of the first Trump administration, which caused family separations at the southern border.
Trump promised huge deportations and routinely used derogatory language toward migrants, making immigration and the border the focal point of his presidential campaign.
Laws governing municipal agencies’ cooperation with federal deportation attempts are in effect in New York City. The city council decides whether the city is a sanctuary, and Adams cannot unilaterally revoke that status.
However, earlier this year, the mayor declared his support for a bill that would reverse some of the sanctuary policies of the city.
“I’ve repeatedly stated, long before this election, that this cannot be a safe haven for violent people,” Adams said at the press conference on Thursday. “You have a right, a privilege, to live in this country, and those who want to commit acts of violence, they are violating that privilege.”
Adams urged the federal government to give more aid and funding after the city experienced a surge of migrants in 2022 and 2023. In reaction to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to send newly arrived migrants to blue states, other Democratic mayors also requested more federal aid.
Since Adams was accused of bribery and wire fraud in September, his political future has been in doubt. Any wrongdoing has been disputed by him.
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