Overview
- Homan, in a Tuesday keynote at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, warned he would "flood the zone" with federal immigration agents if New York passes a bill cutting local cooperation with ICE.
- He doubled down Wednesday on Fox News after Gov. Kathy Hochul said Trump promised no surge without her request, responding that "we're going to do it" despite her stance.
- State leaders are negotiating a package that would ban 287(g) agreements that deputize local officers, restrict arrests in schools and churches without a judge’s warrant, allow civil suits over constitutional violations, and bar ICE officers from concealing their faces.
- Homan touted plans to hire about 10,000 deportation officers and said operations would include "collateral" arrests of undocumented people encountered near targets, which could mean more bystanders detained and moved to out‑of‑state facilities.
- County officials such as Nassau’s Bruce Blakeman threaten lawsuits if the ban passes, the White House defends a focus on removing criminal suspects, and Homan’s claim of roughly 800,000 removals faces scrutiny due to scarce public data and differing media tallies.