Trump's border czar to target sanctuary cities in US: 'We're gonna flood the zone'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Mon 21 Jul 2025 18.13 EDT
Last modified on Mon 21 Jul 2025 18.15 EDT


The Trump administration is targeting sanctuary cities in the next phase of its deportation drive after labelling them “sanctuaries for criminals” following the shooting of an off-duty law enforcement officer in New York City, allegedly by an undocumented person with a criminal record.

Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s hardline border czar, vowed to “flood the zone” with Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (Ice) agents in an all-out bid to overcome the lack of cooperation he said the government faced from Democrat-run municipalities in its quest to arrest and detain undocumented people. His pledge followed the arrest of two undocumented men from the Dominican Republic after a Customs and Border Protection officer suffered gunshot wounds to the arm and face in an apparent robbery attempt in New York’s Riverside park on Saturday night.

New York is one of several self-designated “sanctuary cities” across the US, called so because the mayors and local councils have prevented law officers under their control from collaborating with federal immigration officers working on Trump’s mass deportation scheme.

Homan – who has previously threatened to arrest mayors if they impede Ice’s arrest efforts – said: “Every sanctuary city is unsafe. Sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals and President Trump’s not going to tolerate it. “I’m going to work very hard … to keep President Trump’s promise and his commitment several weeks ago that sanctuary cities are now our priority. We’re going to flood the zone.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/trump-sanctuary-cities-noem-homan

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Time for the vaudville hook to drag this clown off the stage.

[OrlandoDem2]

1. And we need to flood the zone with protests!

[Chi67]

12. And lawsuits

Jam up the works untIl the fascists give up. Sue ICE agents individually as much as possible, etc.

[Irish_Dem]

2. The American Gestapo is having the time of their lives.

Tormenting, terrorizing, arresting people and sending them to torture prisons.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

3. It may not be soon

But you will face justice, Mr. Homan and it will show you the same compassion you have shown for others. Enjoy.

[Walleye]

4. They are positive that being cruel to the vulnerable shows how "tough" they are

When in fact, it shows how cowardly and insecure they are

[Botany]

7. How many undocumented workers has Trump hired?

The demolition of the old building where he built his, “Trump Tower” in Manhattan was done
by undocumented Polish laborers and the construction of his Bedminster golf course and
buildings in New Jersey was done by Costa Ricans who were illegal however they set up a
little business that produced fake green cards for those workers.

[Mike 03]

5. FYI: what seems to be a pretty detailed map of sanctuary states/cities/counties/ and even "sanctuary city jails"

I had no idea...

https://cis.org/Full-Screen-Map-Sanctuary-Cities

[chia]

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Overall, we rate CIS a questionable source based on publishing misleading information (propaganda) regarding immigration and ties either directly or indirectly to the John Tanton Network, a known White Nationalist.
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Launched in 1985, (CIS) was founded by John Tanton, a retired ophthalmologist. He is also known as the founder of Numbers USA and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), collectively known as the John Tanton Network. John Tanton believes maintaining an American culture requires “a European-American majority,” According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, he is a prominent figure in the white-nationalist movement.

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) argues that John Tanton “played no part in its organization” as they state their founder is Otis L. Graham. According to his book, Debating American Immigration, 1882–present, Otis L. Graham was a chairman of the board of The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) (1985-1995).

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) describes itself as “an independent, nonpartisan research organization.” According to the Daily Beast, “CIS focuses on reduced legal immigration and supports increased detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.”

Members of CIS have testified before congress over 100 times between 1995-2009. In 2013, CIS played a significant role in fighting the bipartisan immigration reform bill. Mark Krikorian appeared in Congress to testify against the bill, claiming that “virtually all illegal aliens are guilty of multiple felonies.”

According to Politifact, in 2016, Jason Richwine, best known for his controversial doctoral dissertation entitled “IQ and Immigration Policy,” began writing reports and blogs for CIS about immigration.

In 2016, The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) published “79 immigration actions the next president can take.” According to a Daily Beast article, they state “a number of the 79 items on the list composed by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) have either been implemented or shown up in leaked draft proposals from the (Trump) administration.”

Bolding is mine.

In my opinion, this source should have no standing at DU.

[uncle ray]

10. "questionable source" or not, they are coming to these places to make life hell.

[chia]

11. That they are, but we don't need to plug extreme right sources to know that.

[NickB79]

16. It shows a sanctuary site a few miles from me that's an empty gravel pit

The square just outside Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Very strange.

[Marthe48]

8. With no fanfare

If anyone can, open your home to people in danger. There aren't enough thugs to spread out and look in every house for their prey. I smile at people of color and curse felon traitors criminal thugs.

[travelingthrulife]

9. Inquisitor Homan wants to beat even more people up for the sin of existing

in this madman's world.

[ananda]

13. I bet some are the same cities Aboott and DeSantis sent the buses...

full of immigrants to.

Words fail.

[Karasu]

14. This was the sole purpose of the absolutely ridiculous budget increase for ICE in the BBB.

[Martin68]

15. This won't end well for anybody.

[orangecrush]

17. Got that right