Walz, Operation Metro Surge
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Gov. Tim Walz predicted on Feb. 10 that the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota could end in a matter of days, citing recent conversations with top officials in the White House. The DFL governor said he spoke to both White House border official Tom Homan and President Donald Trump’s chief of staff,
The drawdown comes amid the continued fallout from the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Gov. Tim Walz is demanding the federal government “pay for what they broke" after the Tom Homan announced it would draw down its immigration enforcement presence in Minnesota.
Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that Operation Metro Surge could end in "days, not weeks and months," though he admitted that it's difficult to know what Trump administration officials are thinking or planning.
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, says the Trump administration is ending its monthslong surge of immigration agents in Minnesota. Roughly 3,000 agents flooded into the state for Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the ongoing Operation Metro Surge immigration enforcement actions in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota to last "days, not weeks and months."
Community members filled Monday's Duluth City Council meeting, with many residents voicing their concerns regarding immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
Border czar Tom Homan says the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end