Meanwhile, New York City, Denver, chicago try One resident is calling on the incoming Trump administration to “clean up” the Windy City to deal with the influx of immigrants into the “sanctuary city.”
“I don't care what Brandon Johnson says. Come clean up Chicago, Illinois,” resident Vashon Tunkle told Homan on Wednesday's “The Ingraham Angle.”
“We need you, Tom Homan. This place sucks right now, and like you said, our governor sucks, our mayor sucks, and our city sucks. For that matter. You were absolutely right.”
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Homan thanked Tankle for his support and vowed to return to Chicago.
“I promised myself two weeks ago that I would be back, and I definitely will be back,” Homan said. “I'll be in Chicago when this operation begins, and the men and women of ICE will be on the streets doing their jobs.”
Homan, along with President-elect Donald Trump, has made addressing the border crisis a tenant of the Republican Party's second term. The Trump campaign has been vocal about introducing mass deportations to deal with the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States.
While defending President Trump's immigration policies, Homan said at an event in early December that he would begin deportations in Chicago. The measure would affect tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Chicago and Illinois.
“If the mayor of Chicago doesn't want to help, he can stand down,” Homan said at the time. “But if he gets in our way or knowingly harbors or hides illegal aliens, I will prosecute him.”
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Homan also said that while no one is off the table for deportation, threats to public safety will be prioritized.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has criticized President-elect Trump's illegal immigration policy despite the city spending $574.5 million on immigrants and working to overcome illegal immigration, figures from Fox News data show. vowed to resist deportation. $1 billion budget shortfall By the end of the year.
”[Migrants are] “It's about taking all of our resources, every American in Chicago,” Tankle said. “While Americans are suffering and starving on the streets, Brandon Johnson has given over $1 billion to half of these illegal immigrants. I gave it,” he said.
“But that's not all. Now he wants to protect the illegal aliens who are here in Chicago, Illinois illegally. That's the right thing to do as mayor when he has a 14% approval rating.” I don't think it's an action.”
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Tankle asked Homan for help, but praised Homan for “doing a good job” of helping Chicagoans more than state and local leaders.
“I really appreciate you being here. Just talking to the people of Chicago, they listen to us more than our mayor. Listen to us. You're actually doing a better job than the mayor when it comes to tipping.”
Fox News Digital's Taylor Penley, Adam Shaw and Pilar Arias contributed to this report.
