Border czar links drawdown to Minnesota local cooperation
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MINNEAPOLIS — Tom Homan, White House border czar, told reporters Thursday that federal immigration agencies are developing a plan to reduce the number of officers deployed in Minnesota once state and local officials provide cooperation, particularly access to local jails. Homan said he met with Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison and described the meetings as productive; he declined to specify agent numbers but referenced Operation Metro Surge targets. The drawdown would prioritize public-safety and national-security threats, he said, while vowing to remain until the issues are resolved. Based on 6 articles reviewed and research.
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- 1. Federal Operation Metro Surge deployed immigration agents to Minnesota.
- 2. A protester, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot amid federal operations.
- 3. The White House sent Tom Homan to Minneapolis to assess operations.
- 4. Homan met with Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Jacob Frey and AG Keith Ellison on Jan. 27.
- 5. On Jan. 29 Homan announced a conditional drawdown dependent on local cooperation and jail access.
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