White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis on January 29, 2026. JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON / AP
Donald Trump's border chief said Thursday, January 29, that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the president's immigration crackdown. The Trump administration, facing a public backlash over the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis, also eased immigration operations in the northeastern state of Maine.
Tom Homan vowed at a press conference in Minneapolis to press on with the immigration crackdown in the city, but said more cooperation could lead to a reduction in the number of federal agents there.
"We are not surrendering our mission at all. We're just doing it smarter," Homan said. "President Trump wants this fixed. And I'm going to fix it."
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