700 federal immigration agents being withdrawn from Minnesota says Border czar Tom Homan
Activists are approached by a federal agent brandishing a firearm, for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
About 700 federal agents will be withdrawn from the immigration operation around Minnesota, Homan said during a news conference. Roughly 3,000 federal officers are currently deployed in the state.
“My goal, with with the support of President Trump, is to achieve a complete drawdown and end this surge, as soon as we can,” Homan said.
The twin cities area of Minnesota, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, had been the stage for the biggest and deadliest showdown between federal immigration agents and anti-ICE protesters since their deployment in December, with the stated goal of targeting “criminal illegal aliens.”
