White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference as Marcos Charles and Rodney Scott, listen, at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON / AP
President Donald Trump's border chief vowed Thursday, January 29 to press on with the federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis while acknowledging the mission needed to improve and promising to hold agents to account.
"We're going to make sure we do targeted enforcement operations," Tom Homan told reporters in the Minnesota city. "We are not surrendering our mission at all. We're just doing it smarter." "President Trump wants this fixed. And I'm going to fix it."
The border czar called on Minnesota's residents to turn down the temperature and stop what he called "hateful rhetoric" against federal agents carrying out immigration raids.
Minneapolis has been gripped by weeks of protests against the roundup of undocumented migrants. Two Americans demonstrating against the sweeps have been shot dead by federal agents.
