At a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, Homan said the operation has “yielded the successful results” the administration came to Minnesota

While the feds say the operation targeted public safety threats or the worst of the worst, a WCCO investigation found people with no criminal history have also been picked up.

The Trump administration will phase out most of its flood of federal agents in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday, bringing within sight an end to what’s been called the largest immigration enforcement deployment in U.

As Minnesota legislators return to the Capitol on Tuesday, key issues like the effects of Operation Metro Surge, fraud, and immigration laws will take center stage.

Administration officials had previously said that the operation would end once state and local officials sufficiently collaborated with ICE. It’s not immediately clear what concessions, if any, the federal government has obtained from Gov.

The drawdown comes amid the continued fallout from the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Hospitality Minnesota says hotels have lost $5 million on cancellations so far. Minneapolis Mayor says local businesses are losing $10-$20 million a week.