Washington DC - President Donald Trump's "Border Czar" Tom Homan threatened to use the National Guard to invade "most sanctuary cities" over the course of the coming weeks.
"Border Czar" Tom Homan used an appearance on CNN's State of the Union to threaten to invade "most sanctuary cities." © AFP/Mandel NganHoman used an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union to tout Trump's deportation efforts and threaten more city takeovers by the National Guard.
"The National Guard are always on the table," Homan said when asked about the possibility of launching a takeover of Chicago. "We used them in Los Angeles, and we used them in Washington DC. They're a force multiplier."
"Now, do they arrest illegal aliens? No, police officers, border agents who have Title 8 authority arrest illegal criminal aliens, but the National Guard does provide protection force."
"It does provide us infrastructure, it provides us transportation, provides us additional processing capability that allows the [immigration authorities] to continue arresting the bad guys," Homan said.
Homan went on to argue that the use of the military and the National Guard is typical and claimed that every administration has used them to enforce border controls.
He touted a decrease in crime in Washington DC, a city that was seeingrapidly declining crime rates far before Trump took control of the city with the National Guard.
Trump has been threatening to take over Chicago in a similar move for weeks,triggering massive protests over the weekend and a firm response from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who declared that "Illinois won't be intimidated by a wannabe dictator."
Homan seemed unperturbed by the protests as well as the warnings from Pritzker and other high-profile Chicagoans, vowing to crack down on sanctuary cities.
"You can expect action in most sanctuary cities across the country," Homan said.
