US President Donald Trump's border czar announced 700 immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota are to be withdrawn, leaving 2000. 

About 2,000 agents will remain on the ground. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

About 2,000 agents will remain on the ground. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump's administration has announced the removal of 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota after weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two protesters that sparked outrage across the United States.

President Donald Trump’s border czar says the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota will be seriously reduced.

"Border tsar" Tom Homan said about 2,000 would remain, and the US government is equipping more officers with body-worn cameras.

"Border tsar" Tom Homan said about 2,000 would remain, and the US government is equipping more officers with body-worn cameras.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- About 25% of federal agents in Minnesota will leave "effective immediately," leaving about 2,000 still in the state, mostly in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Border Czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's border czar says he is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to turn over arrested immigrants.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. About 700 of the roughly 3,000 federal officers deployed around Minnesota will be withdrawn, Homan said. The immigration operations have […]

The immigration operations have upended the Twin Cities and escalated protests, especially since the killing of protester Alex Pretti, the second fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis.

Feb 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants more help from Minnesota with enforcing federal immigration laws. Minnesota says its state-run prison system has long cooperated with federal immigration agents, to the maximum extent required and allowed by law. So do many sheriff-run county jails. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ICE has long sought greater access to migrants in local jails and state prisons across the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ICE has long sought greater access to migrants in local jails and state prisons across the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Border czar Tom Homan called anti-ICE roadblocks in Minneapolis a "joke" while announcing 700 federal agents will withdraw from the Twin Cities area.