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Trump Signals Pullback in Minnesota Immigration Surge as Homan Takes Charge and Some Agents Prepare to Leave

The White House is recalibrating by sending Tom Homan to oversee operations after calls where Trump pressed Minnesota to transfer jailed noncitizens in exchange for reducing the federal footprint.

Overview

  • Trump said he had “very good” calls with Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, and Frey said some federal personnel will begin leaving the Twin Cities as he meets with Homan on Tuesday.
  • The administration outlined conditions for a wider drawdown by asking Minnesota to transfer incarcerated noncitizens with criminal histories, turn over arrests to ICE, and assist in locating wanted suspects.
  • Multiple reports said Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some agents are departing or being reassigned, though a DHS spokesperson disputed that Bovino had been relieved of his duties.
  • A federal judge has ordered evidence preserved in the latest fatal shooting and is weighing a lawsuit from Minnesota and its cities seeking to halt the surge, adding legal constraints to federal tactics.
  • Video evidence reported by news outlets has undercut early federal descriptions of Alex Pretti’s killing, intensifying scrutiny after two deaths involving immigration agents in Minneapolis this month.