Small Security Force to Stay in Minnesota After Drawdown, Homan Says

The border czar said enforcement would not stop in the Twin Cities and that mass deportations would continue across the country.

Members of the Minnesota National Guard stage in the parking lot outside the Bishop Henry Whipple federal building on Feb. 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

White House border czar Tom Homan said a small security force will remain in Minneapolis in the coming days after he announced a pullback of federal immigration agents from the city.

A “small force, a security force” will stay for a short period of time to protect remaining Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and will respond “when our agents are out, and they get surrounded by agitators and things [get] out of control,” Homan told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Feb. 15.