Overview
- White House border czar Tom Homan said the immediate withdrawal leaves about 2,000 federal immigration officers in the state and that operations will continue.
- Homan tied any further reductions to continued cooperation from county jails transferring detainees to federal custody, with the White House monitoring local compliance.
- Leadership changes and tactical adjustments include a unified command over ICE and CBP, a rollout of body-worn cameras in Minneapolis, and a shift to targeted arrests over roving patrols.
- Federal accountability efforts are underway, with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division reviewing Alex Pretti’s killing and the DHS inspector general auditing ICE use-of-force practices.
- Minnesota leaders welcomed the pullback but demanded a full withdrawal and state-led investigations, as congressional Democrats press funding-linked limits on warrants, masks, and roving arrests; President Trump signaled a possible “softer touch” while backing mass deportations.