America’s biggest ‘sanctuary city’ opens the doors to Trump’s border czar

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tom Homan met with the Democratic mayor days after telling Democratic officials to “get the hell out of the way” of Trump’s ambitions for what the president-elect is calling the “the largest mass deportation operation in American history.” “We have the same desire to go after those who have committed repeated violent acts among innocent New Yorkers and among migrants and asylum seekers,” Adams told reporters after his meeting with Homan. You have your preconceived thoughts already.” open image in gallery After meeting with Trump’s incoming border czar on December 12, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters that the men have ‘the same desire’ for immigration enforcement targeting people who have committed ‘repeated violent acts’ Trump’s pledge to arrest, detain and deport people living in the country without legal permission as part of his “day one” agenda would deploy federal, state and local law enforcement into immigrant communities across the nation. “Mayor Adams has an obligation to every New York family to maintain our public safety by refusing to participate in ICE’s cruel, politicized immigration agenda.” open image in gallery A photo provided by City Hall shows Eric Adams, right, meeting with Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan, left, on Thursday Trump, meanwhile, has accused Democratic officials of enabling “migrant crime” and wants to do away with “sanctuary” policies altogether. “As soon as I take office, we will immediately surge federal law enforcement to every city that is failing, which is a lot of them, to turn over criminal aliens.” A statement from Adams’s office said the administration is “exploring lawful processes to remove from New York City individuals who have been convicted of a major felony and lack legal status to remain in the United States.” Adams is also proposing a national “resettlement” strategy to send people seeking asylum to cities experiencing workforce shortages, and to expand work authorization processes and temporary protected status designations for newly arrived immigrants from certain countries.