'They're Releasing Public Safety Threats': Tom Homan Vows To Boost ICE Activity In Sanctuary Cities

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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Border Czar Tom Homan blasted high crime rates in Chicago and advocated for sending more ICE resources to sanctuary cities.

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00:00Mr. Paul, can I ask a question about VEGO immigration, about...

00:03There are reports about a multi-agency immigration enforcement operation in Chicago,

00:08accurately, but can you confirm those reports and why Chicago?

00:13Look at the crime rate in Chicago.

00:15I mean, when this administration first came in power, Brandon Johnson, the mayor there,

00:21he said I wasn't welcome to Chicago.

00:23Where was I the first day? Chicago.

00:25And I was up there in operation.

00:27I remember that first day, if I remember the numbers right,

00:30the first day we took, like, nine predators off the street.

00:33Sexual child predators off the street.

00:36We arrested members of TDA.

00:38We arrested members of MS-13.

00:41We arrested two people that were convicted of murder that were walking the streets.

00:45Illegal immigrants.

00:46So in one day, look what we did.

00:49Chicago still has a crime problem.

00:51So President Trump, again, made a promise to American people,

00:54we'll make this country safe again.

00:55So Chicago has a crime problem.

00:56That's why President Trump's thinking about it.

00:59Is there a whole other question about ramping up after labor day?

01:02Operations will ramp up across the country, but you can see a ramp up of operations in Chicago, absolutely.

01:06You can see a ramp up of operations in New York.

01:09You can see a ramp up of operations continue in L.A.

01:11And, you know, Portland, Seattle.

01:13I mean, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE,

01:17where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country,

01:21especially those cities, we're going to address that.

01:24We don't have that problem in Texas and Florida where all the sheriffs are working with us

01:27and they're actually holding people for us and letting us know when someone's being released.

01:32So we're going to take the assets we have and move them to problem areas like sanctuary cities

01:37where we know for a fact they're releasing public safety threats illegal aliens to the streets every day.

01:42That's where we need to send the majority of the resource and that's where they're going.

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