Mayor Eric Adams to meet with Trump’s border czar-elect Tom Homan about NYC migrant crisis, including deporting ‘known criminals’: sources

Mayor Eric Adams and incoming White House “border czar” Tom Homan will meet Thursday — and Hizzoner will ask about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport known migrant criminals and share his thoughts on the Biden administration’s broken border policies. Will do, The Post has learned.

much awaited meeting The meeting was scheduled to take place at City Hall around 1 p.m., where the two were expected to discuss the migrant crisis in New York City as well as broader immigration failures at the federal level.

The mayor’s agenda is to pick the new czar’s brain about how his administration can help root out the criminal element in the city’s immigrant population, a source familiar with Adams’ thinking said.

“How can we work together to deport criminals, not just regular undocumented people,” the source said. “The focus is on known offenders who need to be removed.”

The meeting was originally scheduled for 10 a.m., but was moved to 1 p.m. due to a schedule conflict for Homan. He has promised to purify the citiesThat won’t stop him from deporting immigrant criminals, including to the Big Apple.

Homan said he would enforce Trump’s promise to end mass deportations and threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary cities if he did not assist federal agencies.

While Adams cannot unilaterally change the Big Apple’s sanctuary city status, which would require City Council support, some in his administration believe he could overrule certain policies through executive orders. Can.

Over the past few weeks, Adams HAs a tough stance was taken on the city’s sanctuary statusSaying he would be willing to deport migrants after they are charged with a crime, but before they are convicted and serve their sentences.

He quipped, “Cancel me, because I’m going to protect the people of this city.”

Adams also hopes to share with Homan his experiences traveling to Central and South America and meeting with officials there to discuss migration. His agenda also includes how America can Benefit from a decompression strategy According to sources, he had released it last year.

The Biden administration’s border crisis has led to an influx of thousands of asylum seekers into the Big Apple, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Despite declining numbers compared to last year, about 57,000 migrants are still in the city’s care.

Federal aid with immigrants has been at the top of the agenda for Adams, whose polling has hit historic lows as New Yorkers are unhappy with the influx, forcing the administration to make deep budget cuts.