Incoming border czar Tom Homan had a message Saturday for Democrat mayors and governors who are itching for a fight with him on deportations: "Game on." 

"Let's see what happens," Homan told Newsmax's "America Right Now." "Because, you know what? We've explained, the president, myself, Steve Miller, we've all explained that public safety threats should be the priority, right out of the gate. What elected mayor or governor doesn't want public safety threats removed from their communities?"

Several Democrat governors, including Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Gavin Newsom of California, and J.B. Pritzker have said they will actively oppose the efforts of President-elect Donald Trump's administration to conduct mass deportations of immigrants in the country illegally. 

In addition, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston this week told Denverite that he plans to send Denver Police officers to the county line to stop federal troops from entering the city to enforce deportations, comparing the matter to China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations.