White House border czar Tom Homan vowed to double the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents deployed to sanctuary cities, escalating tensions over immigration enforcement. Homan, a former ICE director, stated that while the primary focus would be on apprehending dangerous individuals, those found in the country illegally, even if not considered criminals, would also be detained.
White House border czar Tom Homan , speaking to reporters outside the White House on February 6, 2025, asserted that sanctuary cities could continue their policies, but the administration would respond by doubling the number of law enforcement personnel in those areas. 'Sanctuary cities can play their games all they want, but we’re just gonna double the manpower there, so if we have to go to a community and look for them that’s what we’ll do.
It’s going to take more manpower, but we’ll send more manpower to sanctuary cities,' he stated. Homan, a former Border Patrol agent who previously headed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), emphasized that while the primary focus would be on apprehending individuals posing a risk to public safety, those found in the country illegally, even if not considered criminal priorities, would also be detained. 'We'll find the bad guy, but if he's with others — others that aren’t a criminal priority but in the country illegally, they’re gonna go too. So sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want, more agents in their neighborhoods and more non-criminals being arrested. They want to play that game? Game on,' he declared.Homan's appointment as border czar, a position that does not require Senate confirmation, comes amidst heightened debates surrounding immigration policies and the enforcement of federal law in sanctuary cities. During his previous role as acting ICE director, Homan had faced criticism for his hardline stance on immigration and his support for aggressive enforcement measures. He had previously pushed back against suggestions of mass raids or the use of the military in immigration enforcement, calling such notions 'ridiculous'
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