Tom Homan, the former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the position of “border czar,” has vowed to drastically reduce federal funds to states that do not comply with the new immigration policies of the incoming administration.

Homan expressed this commitment during his appearance on the television show of Mark Levin. The disclosure follows Homan’s announcement that he and his family have been forced to vacate their home due to death threats.

“This administration has turned this world upside down, so now I’m being attacked,” Homan stated during the interview. “I got death threats, my family’s not even living in my home right now.”

The previous ICE director has committed to carrying out what he defines as the “biggest deportation operation this country’s ever seen.”

During the television interview, Levin suggested the use of federal funding as a means to pressure non-cooperative governors, particularly those in charge of sanctuary jurisdictions. Sanctuary cities are places that restrict cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration enforcement agencies.

“If you have a governor who says, ‘I’m not going to cooperate’…then federal funds should be slashed to that state, and I mean hugely so, so that the people of that state understand that the governor is the responsible party,” Levin proposed, to which Homan responded: “And that’s going to happen. Guaranteed, President Trump is going to do that.”

This statement follows Homan’s earlier cautionary message to Democratic governors on Fox & Friends, where he advised them to “get the hell out of the way” and “don’t cross that line” in anticipation of potential opposition to the administration’s immigration policies.

In his role as border czar, Homan will be responsible for border control operations and deportation processes for undocumented immigrants. His nomination underlines the administration’s ongoing emphasis on stricter immigration enforcement and potential clashes with sanctuary jurisdictions.

Collaboration at the local level is critical for federal immigration enforcement; however, sanctuary policies can obstruct such efforts. Under the new administration, state and local officials are likely to face increased pressure to support federal immigration actions.