04.02.2026 21:29
Tom Homan, who is referred to as the "border czar" by President Donald Trump, announced that 700 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be withdrawn from the state of Minnesota.
Tom Homan, who is responsible for border security under President Donald Trump, announced that 700 ICE officers in Minnesota will be withdrawn. Homan stated that this decision was made after cooperation with local officials.
NUMBER OF ICE OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA IS BEING REDUCED
Homan, who held a press conference in Minnesota, reported that the Trump administration decided to reduce the number of officers in the state after state and local officials agreed to cooperate in handing over arrested undocumented immigrants.
700 WILL BE WITHDRAWN
Homan said, "I announce that we will withdraw 700 law enforcement personnel effective immediately due to the unprecedented cooperation and the creation of a safer environment where less security personnel will be needed."
Sharing the belief that the ICE operation in Minnesota was successful, Homan stated, "Was it a perfect operation? No. No. We established a single chain of command to ensure everyone was on the same page, and we are confident that we followed the rules. I don't think anyone did something intentionally that they shouldn't have."
Tom Homan shared that "about 2,000" immigration officers will continue to operate in Minnesota, a number that was between 100 and 150 before the operation began.
INCIDENTS IN MINNESOTA
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, ICE officers shot and killed 37-year-old American citizen Renee Nicole Macklin Good in her vehicle during operations targeting immigrants on January 7.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that this individual "tried to run over ICE officers and hit them with her vehicle."
During protests in Minneapolis, another person was shot and killed on January 24 while being attempted to be detained by ICE teams.
Authorities stated that the 37-year-old victim was an American nurse named Alex Jeffrey Pretti and that he was found to be in possession of a weapon during the incidents.