US EditionUS immigration officials working on plan to reduce number of agents in Minneapolis, Trump border czar says
Tom Homan said ICE will reduce its nearly 3,000 officers in Minnesota only if local jails cooperate by honoring detainers and notifying ICE of detainee releases.
- On Jan. 29, 2026, White House Border Czar Tom Homan held a Minneapolis briefing and said federal agents are working on a drawdown plan dependent on state and local cooperation, noting `As we see cooperation happen, then the redeployment will happen`.
- After two recent fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good, President Donald Trump dispatched Tom Homan and reassigned Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino amid nearly 3,000 federal agents deployed.
- Homan said county jails in Minnesota agreed to notify ICE of release dates, so agents can take custody, while an internal ICE memo directed targeted enforcement of immigrants with criminal records and avoiding agitators.
- Homan vowed to remain in Minneapolis until the situation eased, saying `Got here Monday evening, and I'm staying till the problem's gone`, and insisted ICE will not surrender its mission while tying withdrawals to calmer rhetoric.
- Amid mounting legal scrutiny, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz cited at least 96 ICE violations, while observers said Homan's changes reflect de-escalation under intense political pressure.
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As Josh Shapiro calls for ICE to leave Minneapolis, his GOP challenger Stacy Garrity wants Minnesotans — and Pennsylvanians — to cooperate with agents
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Homan suggests ICE drawdown in Minneapolis if local officials ‘cooperate’
MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president’s border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.
"I want a common sense approach that will allow us to reduce the number of people we have here," said Border Patrol Agent Tom Homan. He assured that US authorities would continue immigration enforcement operations but would reduce the number of agents if local authorities cooperated with federal authorities.
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