Seven hundred federal immigration agents will leave Minneapolis, but around 2,000 will remain, border czar Tom Homan announced during a press conference Wednesday.
Homan cited meetings with Minnesota sheriffs in agreeing to the reduction in federal law enforcement in the Minneapolis area, which has been roiled by weeks of aggressive immigration enforcement operations and the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal law enforcement agents.
“We currently have an unprecedented number of counties communicating with us now and allowing ICE to take custody of illegal aliens before they hit the streets,” Homan said during his second press conference from Minneapolis since taking over “Operation Metro Surge” from Greg Bovino, the former commander-at-large for the Border Patrol.