Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with President-elect Donald Trump‘s “border czar” Tom Homan on Thursday to discuss strategies to “go after” migrants who commit “violent” crimes.
Homan, acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director during the first Trump administration and a Project 2025 contributor, was announced by Trump as the next person “in charge of our Nation’s Borders” in a Truth Social post on November 10.
In media appearances since his appointment, Homan has been busy warning Democrats, and in particular Democratic mayors of “sanctuary cities,” against attempting to block him from carrying out Trump’s mass deportation plans next year.
Adams, a New York City Police Department officer for decades before launching his political career, told reporters at a news conference after meeting with Homan that he would “protect the rights of immigrants” in New York but had the “same goal” as the incoming border czar.