The Trump administration will withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota who had been part of "Operation Metro Surge", the crackdown in Minneapolis that has led to the deaths of two US citizens and inspired nationwide protests.
The administration's 'border tsar', Tom Homan, said on Wednesday that the removals will begin immediately and include agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.
He said 2,000 agents would remain, but added that he aimed to cut the federal immigration presence in the city to its level before the operation started in December.
The government is also working to ensure all officers in Minnesota have body-worn cameras, he said.
Homan added that the US government has made providing body-worn cameras to all officers in Minneapolis a priority, but is also planning to deploy the equipment to agents across the country.
