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Posted on 02/08/2026 1:25:42 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Drawdown and Its Scope
On February 4, 2026, federal officials announced that approximately 700 immigration enforcement personnel would be withdrawn from Minnesota effective immediately. This is approximately 25% of all agents deployed to the area.
The personnel being removed included agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection who had been deployed into the Minneapolis–St. Paul is part of a large federal immigration operation.
After the drawdown, federal officials confirmed roughly 2,000 immigration enforcement personnel would remain in Minnesota.
Why the Remaining Federal Presence Still Matters
A continued presence of approximately 2,000 federal immigration agents constitutes a sustained enforcement footprint well above historical norms for a single metropolitan area.
At its height, the federal operation involved roughly 3,000 agents operating simultaneously in Minnesota, a scale more commonly associated with short-term task forces rather than ongoing domestic enforcement campaigns.
Reducing the force by 700 personnel alters how enforcement is conducted. Large, highly visible street operations require surplus manpower for perimeter control, transportation, processing, and rapid response. A reduced force shifts incentives toward narrower operations conducted in controlled settings rather than broad public encounters.
Border Czar Tom Homan indicated the goal was to eventually return to the normal ~150 agents for the area, but did not specify a date for reaching that goal. Homan also indicated a widespread withdrawal would happen sooner if agitators would stop interfering with arrests.
Why the Drawdown Occurred When It Did
Federal officials explicitly linked the reduction to increased cooperation from state and local authorities, including agreements by county jails to transfer individuals subject to immigration holds.
The drawdown was described as immediate and conditional, with no timeline announced for further reductions.
Operationally, custodial transfers reduce uncertainty. Arrests conducted inside detention facilities limit bystander involvement, lower the risk of escalation, and simplify documentation...
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Send in auditors.
Turn off the transfer payments and freebies.
The drawdown needs to be predicated on cooperation from local law enforcement.
Quid Pro Quo
“””The drawdown needs to be predicated on cooperation from local law enforcement.”””
It was.
Sounds like Minnesota night have taken the cooperate part of the ‘cooperate with Federal 45-47 or you get a really angry Federal 45-47 size belt to your ass’ deal..
“””Sounds like Minnesota night have taken the cooperate part of the ‘cooperate with Federal 45-47 or you get a really angry Federal 45-47 size belt to your ass’ deal..”””
Do you want to cooperate or do you want to lose federal funding?
Title corrected:
The Removal of 700 Federal Immigration Agents From Minneapolis Means the News Media Controls the Agenda.
Yup.
Is this the other shoe of the great “deal” that was done with Walz a few days back?
They are Needed in California!
ASAP!
The Border Patrol is asking for VOLUNTEERS to go to Minneapolis and crack skulls. They are training right now.
The most reasonable logic of the Deal stands as characterized: President Trump has struck a deal under the terms of which he effectively ceases ICE efforts in Minnesota to deport all or virtually all non-criminal aliens in exchange for cooperation in identifying felons in jails.
I find nothing in this report that contradicts that conclusion. Rather it appears that the president is in fact drawing ICE down in stages that should be needed to remove non-criminal aliens in Minnesota.
Removing them could be seen as a failure of the Bovino approach. Or it could be seen as a Good Cop - Bad Cop strategy of Homan and Bovino.
But make no mistake, the war continues but we lost that battle led by Bovino. Honesty is usually helpful in discussing strategy and tactics.
Tonight in the Super Bowl both teams are relatively equal in ability. If turnovers occur they could determine the outcome.
What the BP did in MN was an unforced error and turnover.
Never give into the democrats. It is a sign of weakness.
maybe they were just transferred to fraud investigation?
Dare I hope, prep for sending in something more military than ICE? Or is that just crazy optimism?
Yes, be strategic. Redeploy agents to remove illegal immigrants from swing districts and blue cities that swing close senate races. Atlanta, Charlotte, Phoenix etc.
Everyone know they vote directly or the DNC votes for them.
The left won, Trump surrendered. Period.
The left won, Trump surrendered. Period.
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