{"id":2556904,"date":"2026-01-29T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-makes-it-clear-hes-all-business-in-minneapolis-i-didnt-come-for-photo-ops-and-headlines-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:05:42","slug":"tom-homan-makes-it-clear-hes-all-business-in-minneapolis-i-didnt-come-for-photo-ops-and-headlines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-makes-it-clear-hes-all-business-in-minneapolis-i-didnt-come-for-photo-ops-and-headlines-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Homan Makes It Clear He&#8217;s All Business in Minneapolis: &#8216;I Didn&#8217;t Come &#8230; for Photo-Ops and Headlines&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Ftom-homan-makes-it-clear-hes-all-business-in-minneapolis-i-didnt-come-for-photo-ops-and-headlines-2%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=2556904&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>Tom Homan, the federal &#8220;Border Czar&#8221; leading an ICE operation in Minnesota, said agents will continue their mission while he holds talks with state and local officials who have opposed the effort. In a video posted to X, Homan said he came to Minnesota to seek solutions, not for publicity, and noted that Gov. tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey acknowledged ICE as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate law-enforcement agency<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Homan stressed he is not asking local officials to act as immigration officers but to cooperate as police to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-demands-dhs-sec-mayorkas-provide-answers-on-border-failures\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan Demands DHS Sec. Mayorkas Provide Answers on Border Failures\">remove criminal aliens<\/a>. He said the operation will be refined to be more targeted, safer, and &#8220;by the book,&#8221; with zero tolerance for people who block agents. Homan blamed inflammatory rhetoric for provoking violence, explained that deployments increased because of threats, and said priorities remain the &#8220;worst of the worst&#8221; \u2014 criminal, public-safety, and national-security threats \u2014 while promising internal review for any agents who break rules. He praised the agents as patriots carrying out a difficult mission.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Border Czar Tom Homan said Thursday that federal agents will keep to their mission in Minnesota even as he talks with state and local officials who oppose their mission.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t fix problems if you don&rsquo;t have discussions,&rdquo; Homan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t come to Minnesota for photo ops or headlines. You haven&rsquo;t seen me. I came here to seek solutions, and that&rsquo;s we&rsquo;re going to do,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JennieSTaer\/status\/2016867885180739907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> posted to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HOMAN: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t come to Minnesota for photo ops or headlines.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hewi8mcdBn\">pic.twitter.com\/Hewi8mcdBn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennieSTaer\/status\/2016867885180739907?\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmkzhr48k00093b6pxywiw21f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve come a long way. We&rsquo;ve got some good wins for the people of Minnesota,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to conversations with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, he noted that they agreed ICE is &ldquo;a legitimate law enforcement agency that has a duty to enforce the laws enacted by Congress to keep this community safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan doubled down on one of his principles that failure to cooperate with ICE creates sanctuaries for criminals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be clear, we did not agree with Minnesota&rsquo;s state and local officials that they would be involved in immigration enforcement,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t ask them to be immigration officers. I&rsquo;m asking them to be cops working with the cops to help us take criminal aliens off the street.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan said the Minnesota operation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-trump-unlawfully-invoked-alien-enemies-act\/\" title=\"Judge rules Trump unlawfully invoked Alien Enemies Act\">remove criminal illegal immigrants<\/a> will be refined so &ldquo;when we hit the streets, we know exactly who we&rsquo;re looking for,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/minneapolis-ice-trump-01-29-26?t=1769696350497\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmkzi0vtg000b3b6pujr8gtv4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">&ldquo;What we&rsquo;ve been working on is making this operation safer, more efficient, by the book,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;The mission is going to improve because of the changes we&rsquo;re making internally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Homan said the inflammatory rhetoric leads to conflict that leads to violence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March, if the rhetoric didn&rsquo;t stop, there&rsquo;s going to be bloodshed, and there has been. I wish I wasn&rsquo;t right,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Homan added that blocking agents from doing their work is &ldquo;never okay&rdquo; and there will be &ldquo;zero tolerance&rdquo; for such actions.<\/p>\n<p>Homan said that the number of agents deployed has increased &ldquo;because of the threats, because of the violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I&rsquo;m on an operation arrest team, I&rsquo;m going to a house, I&rsquo;ve got to be busy with that guy, the dangerous guy, and I can&rsquo;t keep looking over my shoulder at what&rsquo;s happening outside the house,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmkzixnnh0013356ppza8g4h8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Homan noted that his priorities are to deport the worst of the worst.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmkziie20000p3b6pbgi1lgt2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">&ldquo;All operations will be targeted, but the prioritization are going to be criminal aliens, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-has-deported-hundreds-of-illegal-immigrants-after-judge-blocked-moratorium\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Has Deported Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants After Judge Blocked Moratorium\">public safety threats<\/a> and national security threats,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;We got a lot of them to keep us busy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmkzijkrd000q3b6pvin9ewlm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re in the country illegally, you&rsquo;re not &mdash; you&rsquo;re never off the table,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>While noting that agents who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-makes-it-clear-hes-all-business-in-minneapolis-i-didnt-come-for-photo-ops-and-headlines\/\" title=\"... 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