Border Czar Tom Homan forcefully defended his record on immigration enforcement during an on-air exchange with Laura Ingraham, pushing back against skepticism from left-wing media while accusing Minnesota officials of failing to stop anti-ICE agitation that he said is undermining public safety and immigration operations.

Ingraham introduced a clip highlighting media doubt about Homan’s latest enforcement announcements.

“Now the left wing media Tom, you would not be surprised. They're also skeptical, but for different reasons. Watch,” Ingraham said.

The segment included comments from MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff, who questioned whether Homan’s statements would translate into real changes on the ground.

Here's What They're Not Telling You About Your Retirement

“The skepticism of Tom homan's announcement today that anything, frankly, will change in terms of the posture on the ground, to me, is completely understandable because of who Tom Homan is and what his track record is,” Soboroff said.

“Tom Homan in a suit and tie has been talking about some of these very same policies from the very beginning of these raids, if not before.”

Ingraham responded by dismissing the criticism and framing it as part of broader media opposition to enforcement.

“They want open borders,” Ingraham said.

This Could Be the Most Important Video Gun Owners Watch All Year

“Tom and you're not wearing a suit and tie, you look like the old days. It's the old days. Tom, tonight.”

Homan said critics questioning his credibility are ignoring his long record overseeing deportations across multiple administrations.

“The bottom line, Laura, those people that question me, bottom line is both under Trump one and Trump two. In the Obama administration, I have overseen more interior enforcement deportations than any man since the Eisenhower administration,” Homan said.

He said President Trump’s pledge to carry out mass deportations is being actively implemented.

“President Trump made a promise of mass deportation. I made a process of mass deportation, and it's happening, and it's continued happening for the next three years,” Homan said.

“We're not slowing down, as President Trump has said, worst first. But if you're in the country legally, you're not off the table.”

Homan then turned his focus to Minnesota officials, accusing Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz of failing to act against activists targeting ICE officers.

“But as far as mayor Frye and Governor waltz now it's time to do your job,” Homan said.

“You know, I said we're not going to do any further draw downs. If the hate, the rhetoric and the attacks on ice, the impediment and interference doesn't cease, this is on you now.”

He said state and local leaders need to publicly denounce the attacks and intervene.

“So you say you care about public safety. You say you believe ICE has a duty to do. You all say you agree with removing criminals. Now is the time to take some action, do a public service announcement and tell these agitators to stop what they're doing,” Homan said. “Stop attacking ICE officers.”

Homan said the unrest is forcing ICE to divert manpower away from enforcement and into security.

“They say that we're causing no economic chaos and disturbance in the neighborhood? No, is the agitators that put up illegal road blocks. It's the ones attack ICE officers,” he said.

He explained that routine arrests now require far more personnel due to security threats.

“So rather than having six officers at a site to arrest a bad guy, now we're gonna have six more guys to perform a security detail to watch your back,” Homan said.

“So what would take two guys to do in the jail? It now takes 12 guys on the street now that we're in the jail.”

Homan said cooperation from local jails has helped offset some of the strain.

“Now the jails are helping us,” he said.

“Rather than those 12 guys arrest that one guy, we got two guys doing it in jail that releases 10 more guys to do immigration enforcement in the United States.”

WATCH:

Warning: Account balances and purchasing power no longer tell the same story. Know in 2 minutes if your retirement is working for you.