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Border Tsar Opens Door to Reducing Federal Agents in Minneapolis

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Time: January 29, 2026 from 6pm to 7pm
Location: Minor
Event Type: news
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Border Tsar Signals Possible Pullback of Agents If Minneapolis Officials Cooperate

Federal Agents in Minneapolis May Be Reduced Amid Local Cooperation Talks

U.S. border czar Tom Homan, newly installed as commander of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, promised targeted and strategic enforcements focusing on unauthorized residents with a criminal history.

Following weeks of daily clashes between protesters and immigration agents, and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens so far this month during such confrontations, senior Trump administration officials seemed to be recalibrating their approach in Minnesota.

But while Homan made mention of a potential "drawdown of the number of people here," there were no specific announcements on that front on Wednesday.

"I do not want to hear that everything that's been done here has been perfect. Nothing's ever perfect," he said.

Homan's comments on the focus of the deportation efforts seemed to hew closely to a newly issued internal memo from a high-ranking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official reviewed by Reuters late on Wednesday. It directs federal officers to refrain from any unnecessary communication and engagement with "agitators" so as to avoid "inflaming the situation."

ICE officers have been accused of randomly stopping people on the street to demand documented proof of legal U.S. residence or citizenship, and engaging with protesters.

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Homan, who arrived on Monday, said "great conversations" took place with the state and local officials he met, saying that while differences in opinion remained, all agreed that "community safety is paramount."