Border enforcer Tom Homan did not hold back in his response to socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after she openly mocked him during a recent town hall focused on immigration enforcement, according to Fox News. Homan, appearing on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” dismissed Ocasio-Cortez’s jabs, suggesting she is more interested in political grandstanding than in upholding the law.
“I take pleasure [that] I can live with her mind rent-free every day, but we all know exactly what she’s doing,” Homan said, noting that “the tables have now turned.”
Homam accused Ocasio-Cortez of teaching people how to evade law enforcement, but noted that the situation has changed: “She’s actually guiding people on how to face prosecution because there is a final order in place.” Homan emphasized that ignoring such orders is illegal, and warned that obstructing ICE enforcement is a crime.
At her Queens town hall, Ocasio-Cortez boasted about her office’s “Know Your Rights” webinar, which advised migrants on how to respond if approached by ICE. The session included tips on demanding warrants and documenting ICE actions, which Homan argued could cross the line into obstruction of justice.
Ocasio-Cortez fired back, framing her actions as an exercise of free speech and constitutional rights. She challenged Homan’s threats to refer her to the Department of Justice, telling her audience, “Come for me, do I look like I care?” Ocasio-Cortez insisted that she is in the right and dared authorities to try to criminalize her efforts.
Homan, however, doubled down, promising to pursue criminal charges against anyone who interferes with ICE operations. He announced plans to ramp up enforcement in sanctuary cities, increasing ICE presence and vowing to remove what he called “public safety threats” from the streets, regardless of local resistance.
Homan signaled a new, more aggressive approach to immigration enforcement in cities like New York.
“Game’s over. We’re going to look for these public safety threats, and we’re going to take them off those streets in New York and every other sanctuary city,” Homan said. “As a matter of fact, every sanctuary in the city, we’re going to triple the workforce. We’re going flood the zone with officers. If we can’t arrest them in the jail, we’ll arrest them in the community. If we cannot arrest them in the community, we will arrest them on their work site.”
“We’re taking these public safety threats off the streets with your help or without your help,” he added.
