Homan Promises Drawdown Of ICE Agents If Minnesota Cooperates
Homan says staff drafted plans to reduce about 3,000 ICE and Border Patrol officers pending state cooperation after two fatal shootings, officials said.
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Overview
Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, said Jan. 29 he has directed staff to draft plans to draw down roughly 3,000 ICE and U.S. Border Patrol officers in Minnesota contingent on cooperation from state and local officials, officials said.
The announcement follows the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and the earlier killing of Renee Macklin Good, incidents that intensified protests and prompted courts and local leaders to demand reforms, officials and court records show.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told the U.S. Conference of Mayors Jan. 29 that the Operation Metro Surge must end and that the city will accept only a total reduction of federal presence, his office confirmed.
The federal operation has deployed about 3,000 agents across Minnesota and has led to arrests of undocumented immigrants without criminal records, according to officials and advocacy groups, while two Border Patrol officers tied to Pretti's shooting have been placed on administrative leave.
Homan said he would remain in Minnesota "until the problem's gone" and tied the timing of any drawdown to access to jails and cooperation from Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, while Democrats in Congress threatened to withhold funding pending reforms.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame federal immigration operations as heavy-handed and problematic by foregrounding deaths, video footage, and officials' criticisms while juxtaposing federal defenses. Editorial choices include evaluative verbs ("aggressive," "indiscriminate"), selective emphasis on mayors' warnings and victims, curated quotes of Homan conceding changes, and structuring pieces around incidents and accountability.