{"id":37840,"date":"2026-01-30T04:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=37840"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:04:25","slug":"tom-homan-takes-control-in-minneapolis-swipes-at-kristi-noem-i-didnt-come-for-photo-ops-or-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=37840","title":{"rendered":"Tom Homan Takes Control in Minneapolis, Swipes at Kristi Noem: \u201cI Didn\u2019t Come for Photo Ops or Headlines\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Border enforcement hardliner Tom Homan<\/span><\/span><\/strong> made it clear Thursday that his mission in Minneapolis is about results, not optics. In his first press conference since being dispatched by Donald Trump<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, Homan announced what he called \u201cmassive changes\u201d in federal immigration operations following weeks of unrest sparked by the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE protesters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been on the ground less than three full days,\u201d Homan told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m staying until the problem\u2019s gone, but we\u2019ve made a lot of progress \u2014 a lot of progress \u2014 in the last few days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Homan arrived late Monday after violent clashes erupted in Minneapolis<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, where 37-year-olds Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti were killed in separate encounters with federal agents earlier this month. The shootings intensified protests and drew national scrutiny to federal enforcement tactics in Minnesota\u2019s largest city.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the center of Homan\u2019s announcement was a new agreement with Tim Walz<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and Keith Ellison<\/span><\/span><\/strong> allowing federal agents to more consistently take custody of undocumented immigrants from state prisons and county jails. Homan argued the move would reduce street arrests, lower tensions, and improve officer safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can do better,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I thank the local state leaders for meeting with me. We made some significant gains \u2014 significant coordination and cooperation \u2014 and you\u2019re going to see some massive changes occurring here in this city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The agreement, however, comes with legal guardrails. Minnesota law prohibits holding inmates solely on an ICE detainer if there is no other legal reason to keep them in custody. Ellison emphasized that point in a statement, noting that county sheriffs already recognize and follow those limits \u2014 a clarification Homan did not dispute.<\/span><\/p>\n

Homan suggested the new cooperation could allow federal authorities to reduce the heavy presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and Border Patrol personnel currently deployed in Minneapolis, estimated at around 3,000 officers. \u201cBased on the discussions I\u2019ve had with the governor and the AG, we can start drawing down those resources,\u201d he said, adding that enforcement would focus on \u201ccriminal public safety threats,\u201d primarily in controlled jail settings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Homan stressed that migrants without criminal records remain subject to arrest and removal, and warned that federal resources would be redeployed if cooperation falters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably, Homan took a sharp swipe at Kristi Noem<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, signaling an apparent victory in a long-simmering internal feud. While Noem and Bovino favored broad, high-visibility enforcement, Homan has pushed for a more targeted approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t come to Minnesota for photo ops or headlines,\u201d Homan said pointedly. \u201cI came here to seek solutions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For now, Homan appears firmly in charge \u2014 and Minneapolis is the testing ground for his recalibrated strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Border enforcement hardliner Tom Homan made it clear Thursday that his mission in Minneapolis is about results, not optics. In his first press conference since being dispatched by Donald Trump, Homan announced what he called \u201cmassive changes\u201d in federal immigration operations following weeks of unrest sparked by the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE protesters. \u201cI\u2019ve…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}