Introduction border czar Tom Homan He says he’s ready to throw Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in jail for protesting mass deportations.
“But look, me and the mayor of Denver, we agree on one thing: he’s willing to go to jail, I’m willing to go to jail because there’s a statute. It’s Title 8 United States Code 1324(iii). And what it says is that it’s a felony to be illegal to immigration authorities If an alien is protecting and hiding from them, even obstructing a federal law enforcement officer,” Homan told Hannity in an interview last night on Fox News.
Homan’s comments came after Mayor Johnston said he was willing to go to jail to stop mass deportation efforts under the Trump administration.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 18, 2024, in Washington.
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“I’m not afraid of it and I’m not looking for it,” he said in an interview with a local NBC affiliate.
Johnston walked back comments he made about putting police on the county line to prevent federal forces from coming to deport undocumented immigrants. in an interview Denverite local news station he compared these efforts to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China.
Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, both interviewed by Hannity on Monday night, said they plan to make two stops along the border to feed National Guard troops and DPS troopers, who have been vital to keeping immigrants out of Texas. the limit
