Boston Councilwoman Responds To Homan Statement

Tom Homan isn’t playing games, and Boston’s city officials don’t seem to like it. The former acting ICE director and current Border Czar made headlines over the weekend when he vowed to crack down on sanctuary city policies that protect criminal illegal aliens—even if that means bringing the fight directly to Boston’s doorstep.

Speaking at CPAC, Homan didn’t mince words when addressing Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox’s continued refusal to cooperate with ICE detainers.

"You said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement officers of ICE. I'm coming to Boston, and I'm bringing hell with me."

Homan went on to highlight a disturbing reality: dangerous criminals are being released back onto Boston’s streets instead of being turned over to ICE.

"I looked at the numbers this morning... I stopped counting at nine. Nine child rapists that were in jail in Massachusetts, but rather than honoring an ICE detainer, you released them back into the street."

That’s when he turned his attention to Commissioner Cox directly, calling him out for prioritizing politics over public safety.

"You're not a police commissioner. Take that badge off your chest. Put it in the desk drawer. Because you became a politician. You forgot what it’s like to be a cop."

Boston City Councilwoman Sharon Durkan wasn’t impressed. She took to social media to mock Homan’s career, pointing out that his early years in law enforcement were spent as a police officer in a small town before he joined the U.S. Border Patrol and later became a high-ranking official at ICE.

"Laughable that someone who spent their career policing a town smaller than a Fenway Park crowd thinks they can lecture Boston on public safety," Durkan posted.

She also defended Commissioner Cox, insisting that he serves “with distinction” and that Boston officials aren’t afraid of Homan’s threats.

Homan, of course, isn’t talking about lectures—he’s talking about action. ICE’s Boston office has already been ramping up enforcement, taking dangerous criminals off the streets, including MS-13 gang members and child predators.

Just this month, ERO Boston officers apprehended an illegal alien from Guatemala who was charged with multiple counts of child rape. Had local officials followed Homan’s approach, that individual would have been in ICE custody long before being allowed back into the community.

Commissioner Cox, meanwhile, is sticking to the script. In a recent interview, he made it clear that Boston will continue to shield illegal immigrants from deportation.

"We don’t enforce civil detainers regarding federal immigration law. It’s defined here in the state, and that’s just how it works," Cox said.

That policy, however, has left many questioning Boston’s priorities—especially as the city faces rising crime and concerns over public safety. Homan’s message is simple: cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement are putting their own citizens at risk. And he’s not about to let that slide.