Overview
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump is dispatching Tom Homan to manage ICE operations in Minnesota and coordinate with investigators on what the White House called “massive, widespread fraud.”
- Leavitt affirmed that the president still has confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who continues to lead DHS nationwide.
- Noem welcomed Homan’s assignment, saying his experience will support wide-scale fraud investigations and public safety efforts in Minneapolis.
- Protests have intensified in Minnesota, and Gov. Tim Walz along with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have called for federal immigration agents to leave the state.
- Police said Alex Pretti had a gun permit and that his gun was removed before a Border Patrol agent shot him, with broader investigations continuing.