Border czar Tom Homan speaks at a press conference about ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, January 29, 2026.
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Tom Homan, the U.S. Border Patrol official, said Thursday that federal immigration enforcement agencies are working on a plan to reduce the large presence in Minnesota, even as the agency broadly acknowledges there are problems with the Trump administration’s activities there.
“I’m not here because the federal government accomplished its mission perfectly,” Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis. In Minneapolis, an aggressive surge in federal deportation efforts has sparked mass civil unrest.
Homan said he and President Donald Trump “along with others in the administration recognize that certain improvements can and should be made.”
President Trump sent Homan to Minneapolis on Monday to manage operations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The announcement came two days after federal agents killed a second American, Alex Preti, during an altercation that was caught on camera in the city.
Homan said Thursday he is consulting with state and local officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
“This is common sense cooperation that allows us to reduce the number of people here. Yes, I said, reduce the number of people here,” Homan said.
ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are “working on a drawdown plan,” he said.
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