Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston recently said he was willing to go to jail for opposing the Trump administration's border policies. The president-elect's chosen person to be the next border czar responded that he intended to put him there.
Tom Homan, President Trump's nominee for border czar, told Fox News' Sean Hannity: “You're completely breaking the law.” “All he has to do is watch the Arizona vs. USA game and realize he's breaking the law. But look, me and the mayor of Denver, there's one thing we agree on. He's going to jail, I'm willing to go to jail.'' Put him in jail. ”
The mayor of Denver also predicted a “Tiananmen moment” if the administration carries out its plan.
Homan pointed to a law that states that “it is a serious crime to intentionally harbor an illegal alien and hide him from immigration authorities.”
Tom Homan reacted to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston saying he was willing to go to jail for opposing President Trump's immigrant deportation plan. (Fox News)
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston says President Trump's mass immigrant deportations will cause a 'Tiananmen Square Massacre'
Homan said we must make this country safe and save lives.
“President Trump has been clear: We want to focus on public safety threats and national security threats. I don't believe there are governors who say they don't want to eliminate public safety threats from their neighborhoods. “It's tough,” he said.
Mr. Johnston said in a recent interview that he was prepared to protest any conduct he deems “illegal, immoral, or un-American” in the city, including the use of force, and later said that he I was asked if I was prepared to go to prison. They are interfering with the policies enacted by the government.
“Yeah, I'm not afraid of it and I'm not looking for it,” Johnston said. “I think the goal is to be able to negotiate with reasonable people.” [on] How to solve difficult problems. ”
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and former President Donald Trump. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post, left, Mario Tama/Getty Images, right)
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Johnston also said he supported limited deportations of people convicted of “serious crimes.” He added that if the plan were to focus solely on violent offenders, they would be “ready partners.”
Homan said if Johnston doesn't want to protect the community, Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will. Homan served as acting ICE director during the first Trump administration.
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