Trump’s border czar Tom Homan is ‘bringing hell’ to Boston

President Donald Trump’s border czar mentioned he’s “bringing hell” to Boston and focused the Boston police commissioner in a speech Saturday, the newest within the sparring between the immigration official and Mayor Michelle Wu.

Tom Homan, talking to a roaring crowd on the annual Conservative Political Motion Convention in Maryland outdoors of Washington D.C., mentioned Boston police launched “9 baby rapists” as a substitute of “honoring an ICE detainer.”

“The police commissioner of Boston, you mentioned you’re double down on not serving to the legislation enforcement workplace of ICE. I’m coming to Boston. I’m bringing hell with me,” Homan mentioned. “You’re not a police commissioner. Take that badge off your chest, put it within the desk drawer since you grew to become a politician, you forgot what it was wish to be a cop.”

Homan, a former appearing ICE director who was chosen as “border czar” when Trump was elected, went on to say that ICE “locked again up” the alleged baby rapists and can deport them.

In Boston, native legislation enforcement is restricted in how a lot they’re allowed to help federal immigration legislation enforcement brokers. The Boston Belief Act permits police to collaborate with ICE brokers relating to Homeland Safety Investigations “on points of serious public security” like human trafficking, drug trafficking, baby exploitation, and cybercrimes. However, BPD can’t contain itself in civil immigration enforcement. 

Cox, commissioner since 2022, not too long ago spoke on WCVB’s “On the Report” and reaffirmed that BPD’s guidelines embrace not implementing civil detainers relating to federal immigration legislation.

“Our division abides by Boston legislation and Massachusetts legislation. We don’t have the authority to implement federal immigration legislation,” Cox mentioned. “So from our perspective, what we inform anybody who comes to go to our metropolis or lives in our metropolis is that we don’t care about your immigration standing. What we do care about, is are you a sufferer of crime in our metropolis, or are you a victimizer. We nonetheless maintain you accountable for that, it doesn’t matter what your immigration standing is.”

Wu took to Bluesky to defend Cox.

“That is our metropolis. We’re going to proceed following & implementing the legal guidelines to maintain all Bostonians protected. And it goes with out saying that our police commissioner has my full confidence & help,” she wrote Saturday.

This isn’t the primary time Wu has fired again at Homan. The border czar known as Wu “not very sensible” in November after she reiterated that Boston sources and personnel, like police, usually are not anticipated to cooperate with federal brokers making an attempt to detain migrants on civil warrants within the metropolis.

“This isn’t about me. Our public security document speaks for itself,” Wu shot again on the time. “We’re the most secure main metropolis in America, right here in Boston. And it’s due to the work that’s put in each day to construct belief between our residents and legislation enforcement, and it’s due to our concentrate on ensuring we’re there when residents want us.”

The mayor not too long ago accepted an invite to testify to the  Home Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform about Boston’s “sanctuary” insurance policies throughout a listening to subsequent month. She was known as to Washington together with New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston.

Illegally crossing the border is a civil violation, not a felony act, until they’re violating a earlier deportation order.

Molly Farrar is a normal task reporter for Boston.com, specializing in schooling, politics, crime, and extra.