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‘It’s one team, one fight’: Tom Homan admits differences with Noem, asserts unity on immigration crackdown

Amid reports of tensions within the Department of Homeland Security, Border Czar Tom Homan has acknowledged disagreements with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but insisted the administration remains united in its immigration crackdown.

The Times of India · Feb 15

US homeland security department partially shut down after lawmakers fail to agree funding

Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s funding

The Guardian - US · Feb 13

Minnesotans welcome the immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilant

The Trump administration is scaling back its immigration enforcement surge in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger

The Independent UK · Feb 13

ICE and Border Patrol officials say ‘domestic terrorism’ claim about Alex Pretti didn’t come from them

Top immigration officials appear to contradict Stephen Miller’s claim that initial statements were ‘based on reports from CBP on the ground’

The Independent UK · Feb 12

A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Trump’s border czar blasts Minnesota as ‘less of a sanctuary state’ while quietly retreating after deadly backlash destroys the operation

They were finally driven out.

We Got This Covered · Feb 12

After Public Backlash, Tom Homan Says Feds Will End Immigration Enforcement Surge in Minnesota

Homan says the administration isn't backing down from mass deportations, but the reality is that its tactics hit a brick wall of popular resistance in Minnesota.

Reason · Feb 12

Controversial Minnesota immigration crackdown ending, Trump's border czar says

While the Trump administration called those arrested in Minnesota "dangerous criminal illegal aliens," many people with no criminal records, including children and US citizens, were detained.

Euronews · Feb 12

'Surge is leaving state safer': Trump administration ends Minnesota immigration crackdown after months of turmoil

The Trump administration has ended a large-scale immigration crackdown in Minnesota that resulted in over 4,000 arrests and significant controversy. Border czar Tom Homan stated the operation, described as the DHS's largest ever, aimed to make Minnesota safer by targeting "dangerous criminal illegal aliens." The crackdown faced backlash, including protests…

The Times of India · Feb 12

The Latest: Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown

Border czar Tom Homan says the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end

The Independent UK · Feb 12