Trump Border Chief Vows New York ICE Surge, Says ‘It’s Coming’

June 8, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC

The Trump administration has drawn up a plan to surge US Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to New York City, a move that threatens to escalate tensions with New York Governor Kathy Hochul over the president’s migrant crackdown.

President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said Monday he’d warned Hochul of the surge before she signed a bill late last month curbing operations and banning masked ICE agents in her state.

“You’re going to see more ICE than you’ve ever seen in New York City, and it’s coming,” Homan said on Fox. “I just reviewed an operational plan. ...

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