Trump’s Border Czar Has a Smart Surprise for Sanctuary Cities Trying to Hide Criminals | Mehek Cooke & Tom Homan

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🗓️ 16 May 2026

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The border is far more secure under President Trump, but Tom Homan says the next major immigration battle is happening inside the country. In this exclusive interview, Homan breaks down how sanctuary cities and states are obstructing ICE, releasing criminal illegal immigrants back into communities, and forcing federal agents into more dangerous street operations instead of safer jail pickups. We discuss who the worst offenders are, whether Democratic leaders are intentionally provoking confrontations with ICE, what changed after Minnesota, how the administration plans to fight sanctuary resistance, and what Americans should expect from immigration enforcement over the next six months. Homan also addresses the recent border apprehension uptick, whether cartels are testing the administration, and what success should look like by the end of the year. This is the immigration fight now: secure the border, enforce the law, and stop sanctuary politicians from putting politics over public safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Signal podcast, where we provide intelligence for the intelligent.
0:05.1	Now, without further ado, here's today's take.
0:08.6	Americans were promised a secure border, and by numbers, President Trump has delivered a dramatic turnaround.
0:14.9	But the next major battle is unfolding inside the country where sanctuary cities and states are refusing to cooperate with ICE,
0:23.0	releasing the worst to the worst dangerous illegal immigrants back into our communities
0:27.7	and forcing federal agents into riskier street arrests.
0:31.9	Today, I sit down with Borders R. Tom Homan to ask where he stands in terms of enforcement of immigration law,
0:40.0	how the administration plans to fight back against sanctuary cities, and what real immigration
0:45.8	enforcement looks like under the Trump administration.
0:49.8	Director, thanks so much for joining me today.
0:53.6	Well, thanks for having me.
0:55.9	You know, I really am excited to talk to you.
0:58.6	I think that we look today at border safety, and the first name that everybody talks about is your leadership under President Trump.
1:07.7	I know that Americans were told under this administration, we would really
1:11.2	work to secure the border and continue to control those numbers that are crossing.
1:17.9	And I think they're controlled based on what we're seeing.
1:20.8	I think now the real fight really is within the country, with sanctuary cities, and with
1:26.6	states refusing to cooperate with you and with
1:30.2	ice. In your opinion, is sanctuary cities the biggest obstacle right now that we're facing
1:35.5	an immigration enforcement, or is it still the border?
1:39.4	No, look, we got the most secure border in history of the nation right now.
1:43.4	Thanks to the work of those men and
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