"When a reporter asked Trump on Thursday evening whether or not he would be drawing back in Minneapolis, he responded: "Well, we want to keep our country safe. We'll do whatever we can to keep our country safe." "So, not pulling back?" the reporter asked. "No, no, not at all," the president said. This stands in stark contrast to what his administration has said this week."
"After federal agents killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, Senate Democrats had threatened a government shutdown over the inclusion of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and, within it, a historic increase to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) budget. Seemingly in response, the Trump administration scrambled to claw back some of its messaging. The White House reneged on top officials' comments calling Pretti an "assassin" and "terrorist," and the administration booted Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino from his position overseeing the raid in Minneapolis."
President Donald Trump acknowledged that his administration is not deescalating immigration raids in Minneapolis and affirmed that agents will continue operations to keep the country safe. Earlier comments from the White House and law enforcement officials had signaled an intention to reduce the operation. The raids followed the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, which prompted Senate Democrats to threaten a government shutdown over DHS funding and a significant ICE budget increase. The administration withdrew harsher characterizations of Pretti, removed a Border Patrol official from the Minneapolis operation, and installed Tom Homan to oversee Operation Metro Surge.
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