Chicago Community Activist Speaks Out on Migrant Crisis: ‘I Welcome’ Trump’s Border Czar

CHICAGO – Community activist and Chicago Against Violence Founder Andre Smith may be a Democrat, but he says he’s willing to work with incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan to deport illegal immigrants from the Windy City.

“I welcome to Chicago the czar of the frontier (Tom Homan)” Smith told Fox News Digital in an interview. “And the truth is, I wouldn’t mind working with him seeing as I was the first person in Chicago to stand up and fight against immigrants.”

Smith, who is also a preacher, has been on the front lines of helping his community in Chicago, from helping the homeless population to fighting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s local efforts to disperse migrants across the city.

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“I would love for him to come to Chicago to work with him and get them back where they came from,” Smith said of Homan. “Because lying to a federal official is one federal crimeand if they came with the pretext that they are afraid of their lives, then you have women, you have men, and they all said that they are afraid for their lives because someone will try to kill them and lie, examples must be given”.

Smith’s comments come as many Chicago residents have been outraged “sanctuary city” policies. that have brought thousands of migrants to a city already plagued by one of the highest violent crime rates in the US

“Here we are in Chicago, where we’re supposed to be celebrating a season of joy, love and happiness,” Smith continued. “And a lot of people have Christmas trees and under their trees in Chicago. We’re unwrapping gifts of neglect. We’re unwrapping gifts of disappointment and heartache. We’re unwrapping gifts of $575 million of taxpayer dollars given and misallocated to give. to illegals. We migrants need solutions and we need a change.”

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After the president-elect The re-election of Donald TrumpJohnson, who has committed millions of dollars to migrant resources, vowed to stand up for illegal immigrants residing in Chicago, saying “we will not bend or break,” according to local news outlet WTTW.

“Our values ​​will remain strong and steadfast. We will face potential obstacles in our work over the next four years, but we will not stop and we will not turn back,” Johnson said.

Meanwhile, Homan spoke in Chicago last week and told local Republicans that he wanted Illinois Democrats to “come to the table” but to “get out of the way.”

That comment provoked a fiery response from the deputy Delia Ramírez, Democrat of Ill.

“Tom Homan, the next time you come to #IL03, a district made stronger and more powerful by immigrants, you better be prepared to face resistance,” he warned.

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“You might think Chicago needs to get sidetracked by Trump’s plans for mass deportation, but we intend to get it all your way.”

Ramirez’s comments join a growing number of statements from Democratic leaders across the country vowing to oppose or refuse to cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation plans.

But while Homan may face opposition from Illinois Democrats, there is some a democrat leader willing to work with him: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

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“Undocumented violent criminals convicted of violent crimes should be deported,” Pritzker said at a GOP gathering in the Northwest last week. “I don’t want them in my state, I don’t think they should be in the United States.”

Pritzker, 59, is considered a potential 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful

Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw and Pilar Arias contributed to this report.