Minnesota: US authorities withdraws 700 emergency providers | EUROtoday

As of: February 4, 2026 6:28 p.m

There is nice criticism of the immigration authorities ICE and the border safety company CBP in Minnesota. The authorities has now introduced a partial withdrawal of emergency providers. But this isn’t a transfer away from mass deportations.

The brutal actions of the US immigration authorities ICE and the border safety company CBP triggered huge protests within the state of Minnesota. In specific, the deadly taking pictures of two US residents in Minneapolis brought on horror.

Now US President Donald Trump’s border safety officer, Tom Homan, has introduced the withdrawal of 700 of the roughly 3,000 emergency providers from the state. Accordingly, these are each members of ICE and CBP emergency providers. Homan emphasised that the choice shouldn’t be seen as a departure from the coverage of mass deportations.

“Improved coordination on site”

Last week, Homan had already introduced the partial withdrawal after discussions with native representatives from the Democratic Party. Now he justified the choice with improved coordination on website. According to Homan, irregular migrants who’ve been held in jail ought to have the ability to be arrested by ICE officers instantly after their launch. According to Homan, solely two as a substitute of ten officers are wanted.

Previously, ICE officers had been usually not knowledgeable of the releases and subsequently needed to seek for the irregular migrants as a way to perform deportations.

Protests in opposition to brutal crackdowns

Weeks in the past, the US authorities despatched 1000’s of federal officers to the town of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota. In Minneapolis, ICE’s brutal actions had been met with resistance. After the 2 US residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti had been shot by emergency providers, outrage and protests unfold nationwide. Critical voices had been additionally loud within the Republican Party.

After growing stress, Trump withdrew controversial Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino from Minneapolis. Trump despatched Tom Homan as a substitute, which was seen as an effort to de-escalate.