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Border czar announces ICE ‘draw down’ after Minneapolis shootings

Speaking at a Wednesday morning press conference, Homan characterized the ‘drawdown’ as the result of ‘productive discussions’ with state and local officials — Speaking at a Wednesday morning press conference, Homan characterized the ‘drawdown’ as the result of ‘productive discussions’ with state and local officials (AFP via Getty Images)

Border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents are leaving Minnesota immediately after two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed during an immigration crackdown.
As many as 3,000 federal agents had been sent to the state to carry out large scale immigration raids as part of President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz.
Homan said the drawdown comes after "unprecedented" cooperation from Minnesota's elected sheriffs who run county jails.
"Let me be clear, President Trump fully intends to achieve mass deportations during this administration, and immigration enforcement actions will continue every day throughout this country," Homan said at a news conference Wednesday. "President Trump made a promise. And we have not directed otherwise.”
The FBI is investigating Pretti’s shooting death at the hands of Border Patrol agents, and a medical examiner ruled it a homicide this week.

ICE to remove hundreds of officers from Minnesota following two fatal shootings and national outcry — In full