Tom Homan Confirms Trump Will Slash Funds to States Not Willing to ‘Cooperate’ on Mass Deportation Plan

Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed that states that refused to “cooperate” with President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants would have their federal funding slashed in retribution.

Since his decisive electoral victory, Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to fulfilling his campaign promise of executing the “largest deportation program in American history” on his first day in office.

Homan, who was acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during Trump’s first administration, appeared on Fox News show Life, Liberty & Levin to speak with host Mark Levin about the plan.

During the interview, Levin suggested that the Trump administration had a “powerful weapon” in the form of federal funding that it could utilize against Democratic states who seek to “block” the policy rolling out.

The host said: “Much like the Confederacy, they want to go on their own. They want to do their own thing. To me, you got a powerful weapon among others, okay, no federal funds – boom – last thoughts?”

In reply, Homan confirmed this kind of retribution was on the table: “And that is going to happen. I guarantee President Trump will do that.”

Continuing he slammed critics of the policy, detailing the death threats he had received since accepting the border czar role.

Second of all, this administration has turned this world upside down. Now I am being attacked, right, I’ve got death threats, my family’s not even living in my home right now. So all of a sudden, the guys who won’t enforce the law, the bad guys, the bad guys who break the law are the victims.

Pivoting to governors pushing back against deportations, he cited the case of Laken Riley, a student murdered in February when out jogging by a 26-year-old Venezuelan who had entered the United States illegally.

For those mayors and those governors who say they’re going to stop ICE from doing their job, stop me from doing this job, listen to the Laken Riley tape. Listen to the 17 minutes of this girl suffering, fighting for her life, fighting for her breath. This little girl didn’t want to die, she fought like hell. Listen to that tape. That happens every day across this country at the hands of an illegal alien.

Repeating his support for Trump and his intention behind the policy, Homan continued:

Finally I’ll say this: President Trump has made it clear, we’re going to prioritize public safety threats and national security threats right out of the gate because they pose the most danger to this country. What governor or mayor doesn’t want public safety threats and national security threats out of their neighborhoods, out of their communities? That’s their number one responsibility.

So, you can hate Trump all you want, but you’ve got to love your community more than you hate President Trump.

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