Homan Announces Drawdown of 700 Federal Agents in Minnesota
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Feb. 4 that the Trump administration will immediately draw down 700 immigration agents from Minnesota.
The reduction was made possible because of the "unprecedented cooperation" with local counties on honoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers on illegal immigrant prisoners, Homan said at a press conference in Minneapolis. ICE detainers ask jails to notify federal authorities before an illegal immigrant prisoner is to be released, so federal agents can detain them for removal.
"This is smarter enforcement, not less," Homan said.
The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of federal immigration operations after the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Homan said the administration is not drawing down on personnel providing security for the officers.
The Trump administration's goal is to end the surge of federal agents in the city, Homan said. But that will depend on continued cooperation with local authorities and a decrease in attacks and hateful rhetoric against ICE and border patrol agents.
In Minneapolis, federal law enforcement has arrested 14 people who had homicide convictions, 87 people with sex-related offenses, 28 gang members, and 139 people who had assault convictions, he said.
The border czar called on people to stop impeding law enforcement operations.
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