Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan Demands Local Minnesota Jails Cooperate with ICE Cooperation may get more ICE agents off the street, but it could make it harder for the state to enforce its laws. Reason · Feb 5
'This Job Sucks' Plus: the partial withdrawal of federal agents from Minneapolis, shifting public opinion on immigration, and D.C.'s continued snowpocalypse. Reason · Feb 5
Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’ Experts say Tom Homan’s charge, replacing Greg Bovino’s aggressive tactics, may change the tone, but not the mission The Guardian - US · Feb 5
Trump news at a glance: president hints at ‘softer touch’ on immigration as federal drawdown planned in Minnesota Trump told NBC News the decision to pull 700 officers from state came from him, but that administration is ‘waiting for [Minnesota] to release prisoners’ – key US politics stories from 4 February 2026 at a glance The Guardian - US · Feb 5
Trump admits ‘we can use a little bit of a softer touch’ on immigration after Minneapolis chaos Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, which saw the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, has led to nationwide protests The Independent UK · Feb 4
‘Unprecedented collaboration’: Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan announces withdrawal of 700 immigration agents in Minnesota Around 700 federal immigration officers are leaving Minnesota following increased cooperation from state and local authorities, particularly county sheriffs. White House border czar Tom Homan announced the drawdown, citing improved collaboration and a safer environment. This move comes amid protests and fatalities linked to earlier large-scale federal deployments in the… The Times of India · Feb 4
Trump administration pulling 700 immigration agents from Minnesota "This is smarter enforcement, not less enforcement," Homan said. Axios · Feb 4
White House border czar says 700 federal agents will leave Minnesota Departure marks large drop in agents on the ground but still leaves about 2,000 there, far above typical levels for state The Guardian - US · Feb 4
ICE to remove hundreds of officers from Minnesota following two fatal shootings and national outcry The ‘drawdown’ follows weeks of outrage sparked by the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol officers The Independent UK · Feb 4
Make the orchestra great again? Not likely with JD Vance playing the cello A new painting by the maestro of Trumpian kitsch offers a fever dream of musical unity – and fundamentally misunderstands orchestras and conductors. And where are the music stands? The Guardian - UK · Feb 4
Trump's border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota President Donald Trump's border czar says the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota will be seriously reduced after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants The Independent UK · Feb 4
Greg Bovino pushed back against ICE order for ‘targeted’ arrests during Chicago raids: report Trump’s ‘commander-at-large’ for surges in Democratic-led cities allegedly ‘declined’ to follow orders, emails show The Independent UK · Feb 3
Speaker Johnson is moving to end the shutdown by Tuesday — without Democratic support There's friction to come over funding the Department of Homeland Security. Axios · Feb 1
Saturday Night Live: Alexander Skarsgård makes for a game first-time host The Pillion star gives a so-so episode his all with sketches targeting the tactics of ICE officers, Tarzan and Trump voters changing their minds The Guardian - US · Feb 1
The Guardian - US · Feb 1 ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the country’: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE Networks created after police killed George Floyd were reactivated to challenge Trump’s mass deportation policy
Axios · Feb 1 Resistance erupts over ICE's warehouse buying spree DHS has scouted dozens of locations to retrofit into ICE detention centers.
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Pete Davidson tackles Minnesota as new Trump-world character in SNL cold open Pete Davidson rallies bumbling ICE agents who think they should be ‘wild ‘n out’
The Guardian - US · Jan 31 Trump is pressuring Minnesota to make a deal with the devil. They should stand firm Minnesota should not cave to Trump’s demands. The rights of 49 other states and their citizens are hanging in the balance
The Independent UK · Jan 30 Kristi Noem would’ve been fired over Minnesota in the first Trump White House. Here’s who may have saved her ANALYSIS: Trump’s desire to avoid giving in to media pressure is keeping DHS Secretary Kristi Noem safe for now, writes Andrew Feinberg, but the looming midterms may force him to discard his ‘no scalps’ rule
The Independent UK · Jan 30 ‘We’re here to demoralize’: The Minneapolis residents tracking Trump ICE agents’ every move SPECIAL DISPATCH: Amid a deadly immigration crackdown by Trump’s federal agents with the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, residents of Minneapolis are patrolling the city to keep people safe. They tell chief international correspondent Bel Trew, out on the streets alongside them, how they have no intention…
The Independent UK · Jan 30 Trump at odds with Homan on pulling federal agents from Minnesota after Pretti killing President appears to walk back Homan’s suggestion that DHS could soon reduce its footprint in Minnesota
Roll Call · Jan 30 As ICE arrests increased, a higher portion had no U.S. criminal record FactCheck.org examines the Trump administration’s claims that they are focusing on “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.
The Guardian - US · Jan 30 Attorney general defends missing Congress deadline – as it happened Todd Blanche says ‘we didn’t protect anybody’ in the files as he announces release of 3m more documents
The Independent UK · Jan 30 Minnesota ICE protests: Trump says DHS won’t intervene in ‘riots’ in Democratic-led cities as protesters march throughout US Donald Trump says federal government won’t step in ‘until they ask for help’
The Independent UK · Jan 29 Greg Bovino breaks his silence after Minneapolis ouster in address to federal agents from Mt. Rushmore: ‘Mean Green Machine’ Bovino filmed a video message to federal agents from iconic American memorial