WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- White House border czar Tom Homan on Thursday announced the end of the federal immigration enforcement operation in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
At a press conference in the city of Minneapolis, Homan said that with the coordination from state officials and local law enforcement, he proposed the end of the operation, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed.
The so-called Operation Metro Surge, launched by the Department of Homeland Security in December 2025, deployed over 3,000 federal agents to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
The fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis in January sparked nationwide protests against federal immigration enforcement.
Homan was sent by Trump to Minnesota to be in charge of the field operation there, in an effort to de-escalate the situation. ■