新任的边境沙皇汤姆·霍曼称他愿意将丹佛市长迈克·约翰斯顿投入监狱，因为他抗议大规模驱逐。
“但是，你看，我和丹佛市长，我们同意一件事——他愿意去坐牢，我愿意把他关进监狱，因为有一个法令。这是美国法典第八编第1324 (iii)条。它说的是，如果你故意窝藏和隐瞒非法移民是重罪。妨碍联邦执法人员也是重罪，”霍曼昨晚在福克斯新闻频道接受采访时告诉汉尼提。
霍曼发表上述言论之前，约翰斯顿市长表示，他愿意入狱，以阻止即将上任的特朗普政府可能采取的大规模驱逐行动。
“我不害怕，我也不寻求，”他在接受当地NBC电视台采访时说。
约翰斯顿确实收回了他关于在县界派驻警察以阻止联邦军队驱逐非法移民的言论。在接受采访时当地新闻媒体Denverite他将这些努力比作1989年中国的天安门广场抗议。
霍曼和得克萨斯州州长格雷格·艾伯特(Greg Abbott)周一晚上都接受了汉尼提的采访，他们表示，他们计划在边境沿线停留两次，为国民警卫队和DPS士兵提供食物，这些人对得克萨斯州阻止移民进入边境的任务至关重要。
Trump border czar Tom Homan says he's willing to jail Denver mayor over mass deportation protest
Incomingborder czar Tom Homansays he's willing to throw Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in jail over his protests about mass deportation.
"But look, me and the Denver mayor, we agree on one thing -- he's willing to go to jail, I'm willing to put him in jail because there there's a statute. It's Title 8 United States Code 1324 (iii). And what it says is it's a felony if you knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien from immigration authorities. It's also a felony to impede a federal law enforcement officer," Homan told Hannity during an interview on Fox News last night.
Homan's comments come after Mayor Johnston said he was willing to go to jail to stop possible mass deportation efforts under the incoming Trump administration.
"I'm not afraid of that and I'm also not seeking that," he said during an interview with a local NBC affiliate.
Johnston did walk back comments he made about stationing police officers at the county line to stop federal forces from coming in to deport undocumented immigrants. In an interview withlocal news outlet Denveritehe likened those efforts to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China.
Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who were 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 Texas' mission to stop immigrants from coming to the border.
