We are getting new reaction after the White House border czar threatened to increase U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in New York State if the legislature passes measures that limit how law enforcement can interact with federal agents.

Border czar Tom Homan made the comments Tuesday at a border security expo saying if states pass legislation to not work with the federal government, they would see “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen before.”

“What I’ll say to Mr. Homan is that Donald Trump himself said he would not send a surge of ICE agents to the State of New York unless I ask. I’m not asking,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday.

Homan also threatened to “flood the zone” if states pass laws limiting what law enforcement officers can do when it comes to working with ICE agents.

Earlier this year, Governor Hochul introduced legislation which keeps immigration authorities out of sensitive locations, non-public areas of places like schools and libraries, without a warrant, protects interactions with public employees, prohibits law enforcement from covering their faces with masks to conceal their identities, protects every student’s right to a free public education regardless of immigration status, and builds on her “Local Cops, Local Crimes Act” to ensure local law enforcement is focused on fighting local crime.

RELATED: Erie County Executive: Assessed ICE Effort in WNY But Doubts It Would Ever Happen

That part would ban state and local law enforcement from coordinating with federal officials on non-criminal violations like minor traffic tickets.

Immigration attorney Jennifer Behm told 2 On Your Side this could have a big impact on people going through the immigration process legally.

“I think that supporters of the legislation are arguing that local police should focus on local crimes, and immigrant communities are safer when people trust law enforcement. On the flip side of that, you know, there’s also an argument to be made that a reduction in coordination between agencies can drive further tension in communities,” Behm said.

Behm says it’s important to note that the proposed legislation does not entirely eliminate communication or cooperation with federal law enforcement.

“The legislation still allows for cooperation involving serious criminal investigations or public safety threats that would really have an impact on the community,” said Behm, a partner at Berardi Immigration Law.

We reached out to the City of Buffalo. A spokesperson told us no comment.

We also asked Erie County about this. A spokesperson told us there is no reason for ICE to surge here like they did in Minnesota because we do not have anywhere near the undocumented population as other states, and Erie County departments under the control of the Erie County Executive will cooperate with ICE only if ICE has a judicial warrant.