Trump's border czar says deportation plan will start in Chicago January 21, 2025

The man President-elect Donald Trump picked as the new border czar appeared in Chicago Monday night—and made a bold promise.

Tom Homan was a guest at a holiday party hosted by the Law and Order PAC and the Northwest Side GOP Club.

Homan said President-elect Trump tapped him to run the biggest deportation operation the country has ever seen—and he said that operation will begin in Chicago right after President-elect Trump is inaugurated for his new term on Jan. 20.

"We're going to start right here in Chicago, Illinois. If your Chicago mayor doesn't want to help, [unintelligible] to step aside," Homan told the crowd. "But if he impedes us—if he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien—I will prosecute him."

Homan made the comments at the event at Biagio Events and Catering, 4242 N. Central Ave. Mayor Brandon Johnson has not issued a comment.

Rep. Delia Ramirez addressed the proposed plans for mass deportations during an interview with CBS News Chicago's Dana Kozlov.