MINNEAPOLIS: US border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday announced the removal of 700 immigration enforcement personnel from Minnesota after weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two protesters that sparked widespread outrage.
Homan said the move would take effect “immediately,” citing increased cooperation with local authorities, without specifying whether the officers would be taken out of the city of Minneapolis or elsewhere in the Midwestern state.
Explaining the decision, Homan said there are now “more officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails” rather than detaining them on the streets – efforts that require significantly fewer personnel.