Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Related: Homan says enforcement will prioritize undocumented immigrants with criminal records Tom Homan , border czar for the Trump administration, has reaffirmed his threat to deploy a significant number of ICE agents to New York City . Homan's comments were a direct response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul 's efforts to introduce legislation that would restrict local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Governor Hochul had previously stated that the Trump administration had assured her there would be no federal surge without her request, to which Homan retorted, "I'm not asking either. I said it.…