{"id":2556854,"date":"2026-01-29T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-minneapolis-homan-says-im-staying-till-the-problems-solved-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:15:05","slug":"in-minneapolis-homan-says-im-staying-till-the-problems-solved-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-minneapolis-homan-says-im-staying-till-the-problems-solved-3\/","title":{"rendered":"In Minneapolis, Homan says, &#8216;I&#8217;m staying &#8217;till the problem&#8217;s solved&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-minneapolis-homan-says-im-staying-till-the-problems-solved-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2556854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House border czar Tom Homan said he has made \u201cgreat progress\u201d in talks with Minnesota officials and that federal agencies (CBP and ICE) are developing a \u201cdrawdown\u201d plan to reduce the federal presence in the state. Homan met with Gov. Tim Walz,Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey,and Attorney General Keith Ellison after a Border Patrol\u2011involved shooting that killed protester Alex Pretti,and he pledged to remain in town until city,state,and federal leaders agree on next steps. Officials agreed not to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >release public\u2011safety risks back<\/a> into the community; Homan praised the Minnesota Department of Corrections for honoring ICE detainers and said cooperation will be expanded.Ellison indicated county jails may notify ICE of inmates\u2019 release dates so ICE can assume custody of criminal noncitizens. Homan has continued meetings with police chiefs, sheriffs, and community leaders as he oversees adjustments to enforcement after the incident and the demotion of the prior Border Patrol supervisor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Homan says federal &lsquo;drawdown&rsquo; expected after talking with Minnesota leaders<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2487005\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MINNEAPOLIS &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;The top <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\">White House<\/a> official handling negotiations with Minnesota officials about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>&lsquo;s presence in the state said &ldquo;great progress&rdquo; has been made during talks this week, and federal agencies are now working on a &ldquo;drawdown&rdquo; plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have staff from CBP and from ICE working on a drawdown plan,&rdquo; White House border czar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-homan\">Tom Homan<\/a> said during a press conference on Thursday. Still, he committed to staying in town until the city, state, and federal government agree on how to move forward following the deaths of two U.S. citizens who protested and interfered in ICE operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4438474\/ilhan-omar-trump-hateful-rhetoric-town-hall-attack\/\">Ilhan Omar decries Trump&#8217;s &#8216;hateful rhetoric&#8217; after Minneapolis town hall attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4437865\/mystery-substance-sprayed-ilhan-omar-apple-cider-vinegar\/\">Mystery substance sprayed at Ilhan Omar during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-in-ilhan-omar-attack-has-lengthy-criminal-history\/\" title=\"Man charged in Ilhan Omar attack has lengthy criminal history\">town hall event identified<\/a> as apple cider vinegar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4437976\/virginia-nurse-fired-after-encouraging-drugging-ice-officers-get-them-sick\/\">Virginia nurse fired after encouraging others to drug ICE and &#8216;get them sick&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is common sense cooperation that allows us to draw down the number of people we have here,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;Yes, I said it. Draw down the number of people here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan has met with Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), Minneapolis Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jacob-frey\/\">Jacob Frey<\/a>, and state Attorney General Keith Ellison to discuss how to de-escalate the situation in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we did agree about is not to release public safety risks back in the community,&rdquo; Homan said of the conversations he had with local leaders. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m staying &rsquo;till the problem&rsquo;s solved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan touted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-and-calif-police-charge-nuestra-familia-gang\/\" title=\"FBI and Calif. pol... charge Nuestra Familia gang\">state prison system<\/a> under the Department of Corrections has been honoring ICE requests to detain illegal immigrants in custody for them to be transferred in a secure jail setting rather than allowed to be released.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Minnesota state prison system, under the Department of Corrections, has been honoring ICE detainers, and we appreciate that important collaboration, and we&rsquo;re going to expand upon that,&rdquo; Homan said at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-minneapolis-homan-says-im-staying-till-the-problems-solved-2\/\" title=\"In ..., ... says, ...I...m staying ...till the problem...s solved...\">early press conference inside<\/a> the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building.<\/p>\n<p>That cooperation, something that sanctuary cities and states have protested for years, has prompted ICE to go into communities to find criminal illegal immigrants following their release from local and state jails and prisons.<\/p>\n<p>Ellison agreed to possibly begin turning over some illegal immigrants in Minnesota jails to ICE, according to Homan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Ellison] has clarified for me that county jails may notify ICE of the release dates of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-minneapolis-homan-says-im-staying-till-the-problems-solved\/\" title=\"In ..., ... says, ...I...m staying ...till the problem...s solved...\">criminal public safety risks<\/a> so ICE can take custody upon their release from the jail,&rdquo; Homan said.<\/p>\n<p>Homan arrived in Minneapolis on Monday evening, two days after protester Alex Pretti was killed in a Border Patrol-involved shooting during immigration enforcement actions on Jan. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Since arriving, Homan has met with Walz, Ellison, Frey, police chiefs, and sheriffs. He said he will continue meetings, including with business and religious leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4434079\/dhs-grapples-with-public-relations-nightmare-alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis\/\">DHS GRAPPLES WITH PR NIGHTMARE AFTER ALEX PRETTI SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of Pretti&rsquo;s death, the White House moved swiftly to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4434302\/greg-bovino-relieved-minnesota-border-patrol-ice\/\">demote Greg Bovino <\/a>from his post as the Border Patrol official overseeing operations at large with ICE.<\/p>\n<p>Bovino was replaced by Homan, who will oversee the operations from Washington, but will be in the Midwest this week, meeting with local and state police and elected officials to try to strike a deal about working together to apprehend illegal immigrants with criminal histories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homan: Federal drawdown expected after MN talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2556855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25349743153148_eba83d.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44787,6772,35975],"class_list":["post-2556854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-homan","tag-minneapolis","tag-public-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25349743153148_eba83d.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2556854"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2556858,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556854\/revisions\/2556858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2556855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2556854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2556854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2556854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}