Speaking on Wednesday after remarks at a Phoenix border security expo, Homan said Governor Kathy Hochul could not block federal operations and that New York would see a major manpower increase.
He linked the threat to proposed state legislation that would bar local police from assisting federal immigration officers and end existing partnerships, arguing that reduced jail access forces wider field operations.
Hochul says she is resisting dangerous federal overreach and has not requested extra agents, while the Trump administration's broader Operation Metro Surge has already drawn scrutiny and protests elsewhere.
Without local cooperation, will a federal surge target serious criminals or mostly impact non-violent immigrants and their families?
What are the hidden costs of this federal surge, from detention deaths to diverting agents from other serious crimes?