Tom Homan Provided an Update on Minneapolis. Here's What He Said.
Amy Curtis
Last week, Border Czar Tom Homan went to Minneapolis to oversee ICE and Border Patrol operations in the cities. He held a press conference then, and today he held another one.
During today's press conference, Homan reiterated the push to coordinate cooperation between local, state, and federal officials in detaining and removing illegal immigrants.
"This coordination makes it far safer for the Twin Cities," Homan said.
"The state prisons already cooperate with ICE on this coordinated transfer of custody, and we thank them for this partnership," Homan said. He added they're not requiring jails to hold criminals past their normal hold times.
"They are merely notifying us before they release them," Homan added. "Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration," Homan continued, "I have announced, effective immediately, they will draw down 700 people."
That would leave about 2,000 federal agents in the city.
Homan also announced there would be one chain of command in Minneapolis, and that ICE would continue targeted immigration enforcement operations.
"I want to be clear, just because you prioritize public safety threats doesn't mean you forget about everybody else. We will continue enforcing immigration laws in this country," Homan said.
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