What was initially the Somali fraud operation that turned into an occupation of an American City , which resulted in two people shot dead by Federal Immigration officers would seem to be coming to an end…
The fallout from the actions in that state, principally in the Minneapolis/St Paul city has been Strong and Negative …
One would think the media attention and dragging of ICE thru the wringer by media, protestors, Federal Judges, Local and State official’s and even Congress HAS shown that the American ‘System’ in fact, Still works…
One would also come to understand that action IS causing problem’s for Trump & Co. internally also….
But Trump’s ‘Muscle’ , Stephen Miller, IS still working in the White House…
Causing mischief ….
Tom Homan has the reigns on this ….
We will have to see where this goes from here….
If this IS a drawdown….
The Immigration thing that Donald Trump rode on last November is NO longer carrying him…..
The Trump administration said on Thursday that it was ending its deployment of immigration agents to Minnesota, unwinding an aggressive operation that has stretched for more than two months despite loud opposition from residents and local officials.
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said “a significant drawdown has already been underway this week, and will continue to the next week.”
Mr. Homan said he had made arrangements for immigration agents to have more access to undocumented inmates at county jails in Minnesota and had productive conversations with state officials. He did not immediately provide details of agreements reached with Minnesota officials.
“As a result of our efforts here, Minnesota is now less of a sanctuary state for criminals,” Mr. Homan said.
For many Minnesotans who had watched the federal government exert its will on their state — wielding law enforcement power and physical force at a scale that had no modern precedent in the United States — Mr. Homan’s announcement signaled a welcome shift. Still, news of a drawdown was greeted with skepticism.
“I’ll believe it when I see it,” said Elliott Payne, the president of the Minneapolis City Council.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, who described the operation as “an unprecedented federal invasion in all aspects of life,” said he was “cautiously optimistic” after the announcement by Mr. Homan.
“They left us with deep damage, generational trauma,” he said. “They left us with economic ruin in some cases.”
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Bipartisan concern about the killing of Mr. Pretti, who was shot Jan. 24, led to something of a tone shift. Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who had been leading the crackdown, was removed and Mr. Homan was dispatched to Minnesota, where he struck a conciliatory tone.
On Thursday, Mr. Homan thanked by name some of the Minnesota officials who have been singled out for criticism by others in the Trump administration…
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For many Minnesotans who had watched the federal government exert its will on their state — wielding law enforcement power and physical force at a scale that had no modern precedent in the United States — Mr. Homan’s announcement signaled a welcome shift. Still, news of a drawdown was greeted with skepticism.
“I’ll believe it when I see it,” said Elliott Payne, the president of the Minneapolis City Council….
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The practical effect of Thursday’s announcement remained somewhat unclear. Mr. Homan said last week that he was pulling about 700 agents out of the state. But in the days that followed, many residents and local officials said that immigration agents still seemed to be all around and that the region still seemed to be enmeshed in the crackdown. Mr. Homan said on Thursday that the president had agreed with the decision to wind down the Minnesota operation. Mr. Homan said “a small footprint of personnel” would remain in Minnesota, while most agents would be sent back to their home bases or to other locations….
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Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis celebrated the end of immigration crackdown and praised how residents had responded. He said the immigration operation had been “catastrophic” for Minneapolis families and businesses.
“They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation,” Mr. Frey said in a statement….
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Immigration Hearing: The leaders of three federal immigration agencies are set to testify at a Senate hearing, days after declining to answer questions at a House hearing about the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. The Senate remains deadlocked over whether to rein in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, a dispute that could lead to the Homeland Security Department to shut down starting this weekend. Read more ›
Note….
Tom Homan seems to have had a course correction?….
The same guy who was a bombastic , swinging, immigrtion eforcemmnet cowboy has went thru a rough period in his life with the revealing of a FBI sting episode that didn’t seem right….
He now finds himself as a Trump counter balance against Stepthen Miller and Kirsti Noem’s hardline deportation flexing that has hurt the nations economy and Republicans political support….
How things change….
Update…
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must facilitate the return to the U.S. of some alleged Venezuelan gang members who were unlawfully deported last March after President Donald Trump invoked the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act to expel them from the U.S.
Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the administration to pay for airfare and provide documents to facilitate travel for any of 137 deported men who are currently outside Venezuela. He emphasized that any deportees who choose to return will be taken into custody upon arrival, likely limiting the number who take up the offer….
image…NY Times…
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