Trump to immediately remove 700 immigration agents from Minnesota

Approximately 700 of the nearly 3,000 federal agents deployed in Minnesota will be retired, Homan said.

However, Homan did not give a timeline. about when the operation in Minnesota could end after weeks of strong protests in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul), especially after federal agents killed two civilians in Minneapolis.

A further withdrawal of federal forces will occur only after people stop interfering with agents, Homan warned. Approximately 2,000 agents They will remain in the state after this week’s reduction, he said.

“Given this unprecedented collaboration and as a result of the need for fewer elements to do this work and a safer environment, I am announcing, effective immediately, that we will be recalling 700 people starting today — 700 law enforcement officers,” Homan stated during a press conference.

He did not say which jurisdictions They have been cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security.

Homan said last week that the administration was willing to reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota, but only if state and local authorities cooperate. His comments came after the president Donald Trump seems willing to ease tensions in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.

Homan pushed for jails to alert Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about inmates who could be deported, saying turning such inmates over to the agency is safer because then agents don’t have to go out looking for people who are in the country illegally.

The White House has long complained about well-known places as sanctuary jurisdictionsa term generally applied to state and local governments that limit their cooperation with federal agencies on immigration issues.

When asked, Homan said he believes the ICE operation in Minnesota has been a success.

“Yes, I just listed a bunch of people that we took off the streets of the Twin Cities, so I think it’s very effective in terms of public safety,” Homan said. “Was it a perfect operation? No. No. We create a unified chain of command to make sure everyone is on the same page, and that everyone follows the rules. “I don’t think anyone purposely stopped doing something they should have done.”