Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director and incoming Trump Border Czar Tom Homan has been in a verbal war with sanctuary city mayors for weeks, warning them to get out of the way when federal authorites come to their towns looking for criminal illegal aliens.
During an interview with Fox News Tuesday night, Homan upped the ante and warned local authorities that harboring illegal aliens is a felony.
"There will be consequences," Homan said.
HOMAN: “You can sit there & watch! Get out of the way. We’re doing it…It is a felony to knowingly harbor & conceal an illegal alien from immigration authorities. It's a felony to impede a law enforcement officer…Don't cross that line, because there will be consequences.”
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 4, 2024
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Earlier in the day the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the federal government has the authority to remove and deport illegal aliens from local jurisdictions, regardless of sanctuary status.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows for Federal Deportations
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 3, 2024
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Deporation remains a top priority of the Trump administration and efforts are underway now to prepare for when President-elect Trump takes office on January 20, 2025.
Incoming White House Deputy Chief of Staff @StephenM: "Everything in the world is going to change on January 20th because the President of the United States is going to use every single legal, diplomatic and financial tool to halt the entry of all illegal aliens into this… pic.twitter.com/i2Iw6CDcd9
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) December 4, 2024