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The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration agents in Minnesota by 700, citing improved cooperation from local officials as a key factor.White House Border Czar Tom Homan specifically noted that jails are now allowing ICE to take migrants into custody before their release.”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,” Homan said.He explained that working more closely with county jails reduces the need for street arrests, which he argues makes enforcement safer for agents and the public. Despite the reduction, there will still be around 2,000 agents in Minnesota, and the operation is not over, Homan said.This drawdown follows weeks of backlash over a surge of federal immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, known as Operation “Metro Surge,” during which two Americans, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were killed. Meanwhile, political stakes in Washington are growing as lawmakers face a deadline next Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard.Democrats have stated they will not vote for new funding without new limits on enforcement, including requiring judicial warrants, removing masks from agents, and ending roving patrols, among other items. “Immigration enforcement should be just. It should be fair. And it should be humane. That is not what is taking place right now,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader.Republicans have pushed back on the unmasking of ICE agents and the requirement of judicial warrants.Congressional Democrats plan to bring legislation in the next 24 hours proposing these reforms for ICE.Federal records show that hundreds of state, local and county-level departments across the country have formal agreements with ICE in the last year. Click here to see if departments in your area are among them.
The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration agents in Minnesota by 700, citing improved cooperation from local officials as a key factor.
White House Border Czar Tom Homan specifically noted that jails are now allowing ICE to take migrants into custody before their release.
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“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,” Homan said.
He explained that working more closely with county jails reduces the need for street arrests, which he argues makes enforcement safer for agents and the public. Despite the reduction, there will still be around 2,000 agents in Minnesota, and the operation is not over, Homan said.
This drawdown follows weeks of backlash over a surge of federal immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, known as Operation “Metro Surge,” during which two Americans, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were killed.
Meanwhile, political stakes in Washington are growing as lawmakers face a deadline next Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard.
Democrats have stated they will not vote for new funding without new limits on enforcement, including requiring judicial warrants, removing masks from agents, and ending roving patrols, among other items.
“Immigration enforcement should be just. It should be fair. And it should be humane. That is not what is taking place right now,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader.
Republicans have pushed back on the unmasking of ICE agents and the requirement of judicial warrants.
Congressional Democrats plan to bring legislation in the next 24 hours proposing these reforms for ICE.
Federal records show that hundreds of state, local and county-level departments across the country have formal agreements with ICE in the last year.
Click here to see if departments in your area are among them.
