Wait a minute! That's not saying much since most of the counties in Minnesota are Republican. How much cooperation is coming from the Somali-populated counties controlled by Demonicrat kakistocrats?
Posted on 02/04/2026 7:07:18 AM PST by Miami Rebel
Trump border czar Tom Homan announced a significant drawdown of federal agents in Minneapolis during a Wednesday morning press conference after receiving “unprecedented cooperation” from local officials.
Homan was put in charge of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were both shot and killed during altercations with ICE and Border Patrol personnel.
During a press conference last week, Homan struck a more optimistic tone about collaborating with local officials like Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D), and acknowledged that mistakes had been made.
On Wednesday, Homan announced that together, they had all “made significant progress” that he expected to “increase in the coming weeks.”
“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 — unprecedented cooperation,” Homan said. “And I’ll say it again. This is efficient, it requires only one or two officers to assume custody of a criminal alien target rather than eight or 10 officers going into the community and arresting that public safety threat. This frees up more officers to arrest or remove criminal aliens. More officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails means less officers on the street doing criminal operations. This is smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement. It’s safer for the community, safer for officers, and safer for aliens. This coordination also makes it far more safe for the Twin Cities.”
He added:
I also want to reiterate and emphasize, we are not requiring jails to hold people past their normal release time for immigration purposes. We’re not asking anyone to be an immigration officer. We are not asking any state or local official to do immigration enforcement activity. They are not by merely notifying us before they release them. They don’t hold them one minute past they normally would. Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration, and as a result of the need for less law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment. I have announced, effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people affected today. 700 law enforcement personnel. During my press conference last week, I announced that moving forward, ICE will be conducting targeted immigration enforcement operations. Like ICE has traditionally done for decades, based on reasonable suspicion to question and detain. ICE will conduct these operations and transnational criminal organization investigations with a focus on national security and public safety. I want to be clear, just because you prioritize public safety threats don’t mean we forget about everybody else. We will continue to enforce the immigration laws in this country.
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Running away or telling the truth and they’ve managed to nab the worst of the worst offenders?
2,000 Ice agents are still there.
I wonder if there are conflicts between Homan and ICE Barbie?
This was the old Vietnam strategy.
Declare victory and thank your enemies for their cooperation.
It never ends well.
See post 3
Headline doesn’t match reality
Or, Homan is telling the truth.
The riots have not changed America’s opinion and now the Gov and Mayor caved. Great work ICE.
Remove them all and let Minneapolistan crumble. F them.
Homan is properly spiking the ball while saying thank you. Walz and Frey had no choice, they already lost the Police union.
Can 2,000 without riots get more done than 2,600 with riots?
“””Can 2,000 without riots get more done than 2,600 with riots?”””
They are also moving some forces out of the city limits of Minneapolistan and into other municipalities. Out here the local cops will help ICE, unlike the Minneapolistan cops who are not allowed to help in any way.
Nothing breeds success like success. DJT turned a domestic crisis into a massive success.
Best President Ever!!!
Unless you have real knowledge about the numbers, you are just as useless as jerry nadler, just running at the mouth.
Why are so many FReepers so quick to piss on our own good guys?
STFU!!!
When I hear the mayor and governor announce their capitulation I will declare victory—not one moment before...
For now the insurrection remains in full force—with zero consequences for the mayor and governor.
Sometimes you need to hear things you don’t want to hear.
For whatever else was accomplished, the enemy fully revealed itself and tons of intel was gathered.
Much has been made of doxxing Ice agents as well it should be, but in many ways the enemy has doxxed itself.
How effectively the intel is utilized in the future remains to be see.
Brilliant, Tom has just painted those state and local politicians into a corner. Those politicians have come out and supported the anarchy, now Tom just thanked them for helping clear up the situation with the illegals. Tom‘s gonna ride out of town, those politicians will be left to defend the damn mess they just stepped in.
Attention protesters: Load up the signs and your stinky selves. On to the next “racist” incident.
Wait a minute! That's not saying much since most of the counties in Minnesota are Republican. How much cooperation is coming from the Somali-populated counties controlled by Demonicrat kakistocrats?
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