Overview
- After a two-hour Oval Office meeting, the White House tapped border czar Tom Homan to oversee on-the-ground immigration operations in Minneapolis and pulled Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino from the city.
- President Trump has signaled Noem will keep her post, with multiple reports saying her focus will shift toward the southern border as Homan manages the Minneapolis response.
- Videos verified by multiple outlets show Pretti holding a phone rather than brandishing a gun, contradicting Noem’s description and fueling criticism of her rhetoric.
- Republican Senator John Curtis said Noem’s premature statements weakened public confidence and called for a transparent, independent investigation.
- House Democrats have launched oversight efforts and are pushing impeachment, with hearings requested for senior immigration officials next month and Noem slated to testify before the Senate in early March.