Trump administration will end Minnesota immigration operation: Homan
Tom Homan, White House “Border Czar” speaks at a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that he has accepted President Donald Trump’s proposal to conclude a months-long increase in federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
As a result of the influx of thousands of officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, “we have greatly reduced the number of enforcement action targets” in the Twin Cities area, Homan said at a news conference.
Homan last week in Minneapolis and St. announced the withdrawal of 700 agents from the area covering St. Paul; this was a drawdown of about 25% and still resulted in about 2,000 police officers remaining in place.
The total withdrawal “will continue into next week,” he said in Minneapolis on Thursday morning.
Homan announced the conclusion of “Operation Metro Surge” less than three weeks after Trump sent him to Minnesota to conduct a massive deportation mission, replacing Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.
The shakeup follows the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens who were fatally shot by federal agents in separate altercations in January.
The killings greatly increased tensions over the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, spurred widespread protests and caused public opinion to quickly shift toward ICE.
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