"“What's going to happen with places like New York, [where] people want to pass this ridiculous legislation not to work with us? We're going to flood the zone. You're going to see more ICE agents [than] you've ever seen before.” He continued by threatening that this would also mean an increase of arrests and detentions of undocumented people who had not committed any infractions - which he called “collateral arrests.”"
"“You're going to see more agents in your neighborhood,” he said. Homan repeated his threats the next day, claiming that reducing cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement would make it more difficult to arrest immigrants."
"New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) responded to Homan's remarks on Thursday, saying, “I don't take well to threats.” “They're going to find that out,” she continued. “We're going to pass what we think is important to protect New Yorkers.”"
"New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) also weighed in on Homan's threats, saying that he “has a long history of making threats he neither has the authority nor the ability to carry out.” On Thursday, New York Democrats put forward new rules for ICE agents, prohibiting state and local"
Tom Homan threatened to increase ICE presence in states that limit coordination with federal immigration agencies. He said New York would face a “flood” of immigration agents and that arrests and detentions would rise, including “collateral arrests” of undocumented people who had not committed infractions. He repeated the claim that reducing cooperation would make arrests harder. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul responded that she does not take well to threats and said New York would pass protections for New Yorkers. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Homan lacks authority and ability to carry out such threats. New York Democrats proposed new rules for ICE agents, prohibiting state and local cooperation under specified conditions.
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