Tom Homan, appointed as a border czar, met with the Rochester police union to express support for officers criticized by local leaders after aiding ICE during a traffic incident. Homan argued that law enforcement should not face backlash for assisting federal agents in emergencies. This stance comes amidst local condemnation from the city's mayor, Malik Evans, and police chief, David Smith, who refrained from endorsing the officers' actions, highlighting the tensions between local sanctuary policies and federal immigration enforcement efforts.
I stand with the officers of the Rochester, New York Police Department that answered the emergency assistance call from the U.S. Border Patrol. That is the way it should be. Law enforcement officers should not be abandoned in the time of need because of politics.
Sanctuary policies endanger our police and the public. ... Help is coming! I vowed.
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