Overview
- Tom Homan announced the immediate withdrawal of 700 personnel, leaving about 2,000 officers still deployed under Operation Metro Surge.
- He cited expanded cooperation from county jails that enables custody transfers from local facilities, with any further drawdown conditioned on sustained cooperation plus reduced threats to agents.
- DHS will begin issuing body‑worn cameras to federal officers in Minneapolis, and Homan has shifted field operations toward targeted arrests with higher thresholds and CBP teams paired with ICE.
- Enforcement will continue despite the recalibration, as Homan reiterated plans for mass deportations and President Trump called for a "softer touch" in Minnesota.
- Oversight intensified through Oregon court limits on federal crowd‑control and warrantless arrests, ongoing DOJ civil‑rights and DHS inspector‑general reviews, and fresh congressional demands for encounter‑level data and policy changes.