Trump Dumps 700 ICE Agents in Minnesota, Cites ‘Smarter’ Not ‘Any’ Enforcement
KEY POINTS
- •On Wednesday, border czar Tom Homan announced the immediate withdrawal of 700 federal immigration agents from Minnesota.
- •The ICE operation faced controversy after killing two Americans and weakening the local U.S. Attorney's Office.
- •Minnesota jails won't hold suspects longer due to ICE detainers, but now notify ICE upon their release.
In what sounds like a dramatic police procedural rewrite, border czar Tom Homan announced on a Wednesday that 700 federal immigration agents are hitting the eject button from Minnesota effective immediately. This follows an ICE operation so unpopular it felt like Minnesota’s version of a bad reality show: it killed two Americans, drained the local U.S. Attorney's office like a midnight crime scene, and still couldn’t charm the locals. Homan, the guy who soldiers on, insists it’s 'smarter enforcement,' not 'less enforcement'—code for 'we just call you before you walk out the door now.' Minnesota laws forbid jails from holding folks longer on ICE detainers, so counties just notify ICE before suspects get their freedom again. It’s cooperation 'unprecedented' enough to be in those weird press conferences where nobody knows if they’re clapping or crying.
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Breaking: Trump’s ICE pulls 700 agents from Minnesota ‘smarter enforcement’ because apparently murdering two Americans was an overachiever move even for them.
When your immigration enforcement kills two people and hollows out an office, maybe it’s not supposed to be 'intense effort' but just 'enforcement.'
Nothing says public relations like announcing you aren’t going to deport people in person anymore, just give them a heads-up text.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/4/2026 | Author: Kyle Stokes
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