Immigration Operations to Ramp up in New York City, Trump’s Border Czar Says

White House border czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday he plans to ramp up federal immigration enforcement efforts in New York City, a month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out a high-profile raid targeting Manhattan street vendors.

The Trump administration is already carrying out immigration operations in New York City.

“I plan on being in New York City in the near future. We’re going to do operations in New York City,” Homan said on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” program.

“We will increase the enforcement presence in New York City. Again, because they’re a sanctuary city and there are public safety threats hitting the streets every day,” he added.

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“New York City’s more than three million immigrants are central to our city’s strength, vitality, and success,” New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec said via email.

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Homan’s comments follow reporting by The New York Times last week that the Trump administration is exploring whether to use a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island to hold detained migrants.

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