Overview
- The White House dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, replacing Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on the ground.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said some federal agents would start leaving Tuesday, while officials signaled a narrower ICE focus and potential reductions in overall deployments.
- A federal judge ordered acting ICE director Todd Lyons to appear at a contempt hearing over failures to provide required bond hearings in Minnesota cases.
- Bystander and body‑camera footage contradicting initial accounts of Pretti as an immediate threat prompted the administration to temper its rhetoric and instruct aides not to target him publicly.
- Political fallout intensified as Republicans called for investigations, polling showed declining support for the crackdown, and a leading GOP gubernatorial candidate exited the race citing the operation.