{"id":2569388,"date":"2026-02-12T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:44:06","slug":"the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Drawdown In Minneapolis Is Probably A Surge To California"},"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\">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%2Fthe-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california%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=2569388&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>The Federalist piece discusses the end of the ICE and Border Patrol surge to Minnesota, announced by Border Czar Tom Homan, and argues that the withdrawal is more of a rebalancing of enforcement priorities than a retreat.Later the same day, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference in San Diego, signaling a shift of resources and suggesting that expansion efforts may continue in California. The article cites a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wired report indicating<\/a> that California and New York are the next targets for intensified ICE activity, with multiple new or expanded offices planned across the state. It also notes reports of a sharp rise in immigration arrests in California\u2019s border counties, interpreting it as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-weighs-funding-feud-over-virginia-schools-transgender-bathroom-policies-2\/\" title=\"Court weighs funding feud over Virginia schools&#039; transg...er bathroom policies\">broader enforcement push<\/a> rather than Minnesota-specific actions. The piece asserts that Minnesota\u2019s drawdown likely reflects a nationwide realignment of DHS enforcement, with officers moving elsewhere, though DHS has not disclosed destinations. The article is written by Chris Bray.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-md-10\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QOMmK3l5Zr4\">WCNC, YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20ICE%20Drawdown%20In%20Minneapolis%20Is%20Probably%20A%20Surge%20To%20California&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=The%20ICE%20Drawdown%20In%20Minneapolis%20Is%20Probably%20A%20Surge%20To%20California&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20ICE%20Drawdown%20In%20Minneapolis%20Is%20Probably%20A%20Surge%20To%20California&amp;body=The%20Department%20of%20Homeland%20Security%20has%20been%20rapidly%20growing%20its%20footprint%20across%20the%20country,%20but%20California%20is%20high%20on%20the%20list%20of%20new%20and%20expanded%20ICE%20offices.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-ice-drawdown-in-minneapolis-is-probably-a-surge-to-california\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Thursday morning, Border Czar Tom Homan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/12\/nx-s1-5712280\/minnesota-ice-surge-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> the end of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol &ldquo;surge&rdquo; to Minnesota. Media are framing the withdrawal as a &ldquo;surrender.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"nrgSL81lKMYZavjcXNkGyH9m0Ef6WuDCPTQoVUxF\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#128680;The Trump Administration announced a full and complete withdrawal of ICE agents from Minneapolis. Make no mistake about it &ndash; this is nothing more than a full and complete surrender to the Invaders, the Democrats, the pollsters and Legacy Media.<\/p>\n<p>Border Czar Tom Homan&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toddstarnes\/status\/2021985096123686924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But on Thursday afternoon, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is holding a press conference at the southern end of San Diego, just across the border from Tijuana. The timing probably isn&rsquo;t an accident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-569840394\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2muD5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story<\/a> posted on the Wired magazine website this week noted that the Department of Homeland Security has been rapidly growing its footprint across the country, but California is high on the list of new and expanded ICE offices:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A Trump administration official recently told WIRED that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/o\/2muD5\/https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/california-and-new-york-are-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California and New York are &ldquo;next&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;for the type of fraud investigation that culminated in 3,000 ICE agents in Minneapolis. At least seven leasing projects are underway in California. In Sacramento, ICE has installed security features at the John E. Moss building ahead of further expansion. The location is already the site of a Justice Department immigration court. In Irvine, a city in Orange County located an hour&rsquo;s drive from Los Angeles, ICE is moving into offices on 2020 Main Street, located right next to the airport and a childcare agency. In Van Nuys, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, ICE is expanding its offices at the James C. Corman federal building that also has offices for the IRS and Health and Human Services. Further expansion of ICE offices is also underway throughout the state, in federal buildings in Los Angeles, at San Diego&rsquo;s Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse and federal building, and in Santa Ana&rsquo;s federal building. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/justice\/2026\/01\/san-diego-immigration-arrest-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting<\/a> has shown that immigration arrests in border communities of California have already become more frequent: &ldquo;Government data analyzed by CalMatters show nearly a 1500% increase in arrests for May to October compared to the same time period a year earlier. The arrests occurred in San Diego and Imperial counties, a region the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-border-towns-facing-surge-of-illegal-migrant-drop-offs\/\" title=\"Arizona ... towns overwhelmed by influx of illegal migrants.\">federal government refers<\/a> to as its San Diego area of responsibility. &hellip; In September and October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ...\">federal immigration officers<\/a> arrested more than twice as many people in the San Diego region than they did in all of 2024, according to government data.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The drawdown in Minnesota probably isn&rsquo;t about Minnesota, and is likely reflective of a rebalancing of enforcement priorities at DHS rather than being a retreat from Minneapolis. Federal immigration officers are leaving Minnesota in large numbers, but they&rsquo;re going somewhere else. Noem&rsquo;s 4:30 ET press conference in San Diego will be worth watching.<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist has asked DHS officials about the destination of ICE and CBP officers leaving Minnesota, but hasn&rsquo;t received an answer.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Chris Bray is a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army, and has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. He also posts on Substack, at &#8220;Tell Me How This Ends,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbray.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pb-30 bdr-btm-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Chris Bray<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/chrisbray\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/california\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cbp\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">CBP<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/dhs\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ice\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration-enforcement\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">immigration enforcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Minneapolis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Minnesota<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/san-diego\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">San Diego<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/tom-homan\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Tom Homan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homan ends ICE\/CBP surge to MN; media call surrender<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":2569389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/homan-live.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[4045,73690,3813,73691,6772],"class_list":["post-2569388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-ice-policy","tag-immigration","tag-migration-surge","tag-minneapolis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/homan-live.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569388","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\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569392,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569388\/revisions\/2569392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}