'Border Czar' Praises NYC Mayor's Stance on Immigration: 'More Concerned With Public Safety Than Politics'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams made headlines last Thursday when, after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming "border czar" Tom Homan, he acknowledged that New York has "made terrible mistakes in the past" when it comes to immigration and vowed that the city would no longer be what he described as a "safe haven" for criminals.

In fact, The New York Post reported that Adams is considering that would undo the city's sanctuary status altogether, which would enable local authorities to work with federal immigration agents to deport illegal immigrants

The comments made last week were viewed by many as the most recent example of Adams' increasingly harder stance on immigration, which also included incorrectly claiming that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to the right of due process under the U.S. Constitution.

Homan himself went on Fox News to praise the Mayor's position after Thursday's meeting, describing the conversation between both as "great", and commending Adams for his willingness to work with the next administration and taking jabs at other Democratic officials as well:

"Look, I sat down with the mayor for well over an hour. He gets it. And today he proved that as the mayor in New York City, he's more concerned with public safety than politics. I wish the mayor of Chicago and the San Diego City council mayor and Governor Pritzker, I wish they'd all take a page out of Mayor Eric Adams' playbook"

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has said the city will "not bend or break" to harsh immigration policies, the San Diego City Council passed a measure to limit cooperation with ICE and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker vowed to do everything he can to "protect our undocumented immigrants."

According to Homan, Adams expressed readiness to assist ICE in locating and apprehending undocumented individuals, including those classified as security risks and the more than 340,000 missing children who may be in the city. "Hats off to the mayor for coming to the table and working with us," credited Homan.

During the meeting, Adams reportedly suggested potential changes to local policies to facilitate cooperation with federal authorities and is considering issuing executive orders to reverse measures from previous city administrations including reestablishing ICE's access to Rikers Island for the detention of criminal suspects, allowing arrests to occur in controlled environments rather than on city streets.

Adams also allegedly offered to leverage the NYPD's resources, including its intelligence capabilities, to aid ICE operations.