The withdrawal of ICE in Minneapolis marks a significant snub for the Republicans | EUROtoday

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The emissary sent by Donald Trump, Tom Homan, after a press conference, in Minneapolis, February 12, 2026.

Two deaths, hundreds of individuals arrested, two cities shaken and Donald Trump defeated. This concludes the anti-immigration operation “Metro surge”, led by the federal state within the “twin cities”, the dual cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, because the starting of December. Tom Homan, the “border czar” of the White House, introduced Thursday February 12 the upcoming withdrawal of troops from ICE (Immigration and customs enforcement) and CBP (Customs and border safety, the equal of customs).

“We will continue to enforce immigration law, but this community is much safer because of President Trump’s leadership and the men and women on the ground.”he declared throughout a press convention, held in Minneapolis on Thursday. The White House loudly congratulates itself on its outcomes, after two months of deployment, however the actuality is sort of totally different. Since the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, shot useless two weeks aside in January by federal cops, the dual cities, the place tenacious citizen resistance is being organized, resemble an open lure for the Trump administration, which had little selection however to disengage.

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