Border Czar Says End in ICE Operation Surge in Minnesota Not an Entire Pullback

‘This is ending the surge, but we’re not going away,’ Tom Homan says.
Border Czar Says End in ICE Operation Surge in Minnesota Not an Entire Pullback
White House border czar Tom Homan attends a press conference in Minneapolis on Jan. 29, 2026. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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White House border czar Tom Homan has said that the decision to end the Trump administration’s surge of immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota doesn’t indicate that agents will be leaving in their entirety, coming hours after he announced a pullback from the state.

In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Thursday, Homan said that “hundreds of agents” will carry out investigations into allegations of federal entitlement fraud in the state.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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