White House border czar Thomas Homan met with Minnesota officials to discuss crime and public safety, calling for stronger support for law enforcement and tougher action against criminals. Minnesota Crime Talks With State Leaders On Tuesday,

Homan said the withdrawal of federal agents "is dependent upon cooperation."

Homan held senior leadership roles at ICE while Obama was president, but he served as the agency's director only under Trump.

President Trump and his loyalists in the Republican Party and greater MAGA movement insist that the administration has a strong mandate for its zero-tolerance immigration policies. Trump ran on that platform in 2024,

Homan’s meeting followed the president’s decision to replace Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and put him in charge of the MN operation.

Tom Homan provided an update about the positive meeting in Minnesota after the Alex Pretti shooting in a social media post.

Hours after a freshly dispatched Tom Homan suggested that the Department of Homeland Security could reduce the number of agents and officers deployed to Minneapolis in the wake of the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti,