White House border czar Tom Homan said today federal officials will “ramp up” immigration enforcement actions in so-called sanctuary cities across the country, including Los Angeles.
“You’re going to see a ramp-up of operations in New York,” Homantold reporters at the White House. “You’re going to see a ramp-up of operations continue in L.A., Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE.”
No specific details of planned enforcement actions were provided.
ICE has been conducting stepped-up enforcement in the Los Angeles area since early June. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media Tuesday that the agency had made its 5,000th arrest in the area.
“Make no mistake: if you are here illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and send you back,” she said. “This is just the beginning.”