Staff Reports
Tom Homan didn’t show up to Albany to make friends — he showed up to enforce the law, and he made that plain in a now‑viral short where he thumbed his nose at sanctuary politicians and told them, essentially, you’re welcome. As President Trump’s border czar, Homan has been blunt: if local leaders won’t protect their citizens, federal authorities will step in and do the job. This is what leadership looks like — not handwringing or virtue signaling, but action to restore safety in our streets.
Homan has repeatedly warned sanctuary cities they will no longer be safe havens for criminal aliens and has ordered ICE to make enforcement a top priority in those jurisdictions, promising to “flood the zone” when local officials obstruct access to jails or refuse to cooperate. That kind of backbone is exactly what voters asked for in 2024 when they demanded border security and accountability. Democrats who built careers protecting lawbreaking policies should be furious — and they should be grateful that someone is finally doing the heavy lifting.
In New York, Homan didn’t mince words: he told state leaders to change sanctuary rules or move out of the way, warning “you’re not gonna stop us” as ICE ramps up operations where politicians have prioritized political theater over public safety. Local officials who play games with law enforcement have created the very conditions that make raids necessary, and Homan is pointing a national spotlight at that failure. Hardworking New Yorkers deserve safety, not sanctuary status that endangers them.
This is not limited to one city. The administration has signaled an uptick in operations across Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland and other sanctuary strongholds, even coordinating with military installations and National Guard resources to support large‑scale enforcement where necessary. Whether critics like it or not, enforcing immigration law is a federal responsibility when states refuse to do their part. The alternative is chaos — and Americans who pay taxes and follow the rules aren’t going to accept that.
Let’s be frank: this is what real conservatism looks like — defending borders, standing by law enforcement, and putting public safety ahead of woke political posturing. Homan’s record at ICE and his blunt assessments prove he won’t be bullied by career politicians or activist mobs. If Democrats want to play politics with sanctuary policies, they should not be surprised when a serious administration treats those policies as the failure they are.
Democrats from Gavin Newsom to Mayor Karen Bass, JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson have screamed about federal overreach, but their outrage rings hollow when their policies mean victims and neighborhoods suffer. Newsom even went so far as to call ICE the president’s “private police force,” a comment that exposed his priorities — optics over outcomes. If Democratic leaders spent less time lecturing and more time protecting their citizens, they wouldn’t find themselves on the receiving end of federal action.
Patriots want order and safety, not lawlessness dressed up as compassion. Tom Homan is doing what needs to be done: enforcing the law, pressuring obstructionist officials, and reminding the country that sovereignty matters. If sanctuary politicians don’t like being rescued from the mess they created, they can either change their policies or credit the people who are fixing the problem — because Americans who play by the rules know who’s on their side.
