"The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of tensions and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. About 700 federal officers-roughly a quarter of the total deployed to Minnesota-will be withdrawn immediately after state and local officials agreed over the past week to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, Homan said."
"But he did not provide a timeline for when the administration might end the operation that has become a flashpoint in the debate over President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts since the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said the surge in Minnesota that ramped up dramatically in early January is its "largest immigration operation ever.""
""Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration, and as a result of the need for less public safety officers to do this work and a safer environment, I am announcing, effective immediately, we'll draw down 700 people effective today - 700 law enforcement personnel," Homan said during a news conference."
About 700 federal officers—roughly a quarter of the total deployed to Minnesota—will be withdrawn immediately after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants. Approximately 2,000 officers will remain in the state following this drawdown. A larger enforcement operation will continue without a timeline for its end. The operation ramped up in early January and has been described as the largest immigration operation ever. Masked, heavily armed officers faced resistance, including protesters setting up roadblocks to impede arrests. A widespread pullout will occur only after protesters stop interfering with federal agents.
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