More than 1,000 immigration agents have left the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and hundreds more will leave in the coming days as part of the Trump administration’s rollback of increased immigration enforcement.
Washington– More than 1,000 immigration agents have left the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, and hundreds more will leave in the coming days as part of the Trump administration’s withdrawal of its forces, White House border coordinator Tom Homan said Sunday. Increase immigration enforcement.
Homan told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that a “small” security force would remain for a short period to protect the remaining immigration agents and would respond “when our agents get out and are surrounded by rioters and things get out of control.” He did not specify the word “small.”
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“We’ve already removed over 1,000 people, and as of Monday and Tuesday, we’ll be removing several hundred more,” Homan said. “We will go back to the original footprint.”
Thousands of officers were sent to the Minneapolis and St. Paul area to participate in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “Operation Metro Surge.” The Department of Homeland Security said it was hers The largest immigration enforcement operation ever And it proved successful. But the crackdown has come under increasing criticism as the situation worsens and American citizens are killed.
Protests became popular. A network of residents worked to assist migrants, warn of approaching agents, or film the actions of immigration officers. Shot dead Rene is good and Alex Pretty by federal officers sparked condemnation and raised questions about officers’ conduct, leading to changes in the process.
Homan Announced last week 700 federal officers will leave Minnesota immediately, but that still leaves more than 2,000 in the state. He said on Thursday that the “major withdrawal” was already underway and would continue until this week.
Homan said law enforcement will not stop in the Twin Cities and that mass deportations will continue across the country. Officers who leave Minnesota will return to their stations or will be assigned elsewhere.
When asked if future deployments could match the size of the Twin Cities operation, Homan said, “It depends on the situation.”