Border Czar Tom Homan has announced that hundreds of Federal Agents will be pulled from Minnesota. Homan’s shared that the Trump admin’s new strategy is to promote not less law enforcement efforts but rather “smart law enforcement efforts.” He also shared in the press conference that local officials in Minnesota are finally cooperating with federal authorities when it comes to contacting Federal agents when it comes to illegal aliens being released from jails, which is allowing federal authorities to deport criminals more easily. Fox News provided the exact number of officers that will be pulled: White House border czar Tom Homan announced a drawdown of federal agents deployed to Minnesota on Wednesday, a change he said is made possible thanks to “unprecedented cooperation” from local law enforcement. Homan made the announcement during a Wednesday morning press conference in Minneapolis, saying 700 federal agents would be departing the Twin Cities. He added that the ultimate goal is a “complete drawdown” of federal presence. Homan highlighted meetings he had with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, urging them all to allow local jails to communicate with federal law enforcement about when they planned to release illegal immigrants being detained there. “We currently have an unprecedented number of counties communicating with us now and allowing ICE to take custody of illegal aliens before they hit the streets. Unprecedented cooperation,” Homan said Wednesday. “I’ll say it again: This is efficient, and it requires only one or two officers to assume custody of a criminal alien target, rather than eight or 10 officers going into the community and arresting that public safety threat.” Watch Homan here: Border Czar Tom Homan announces due to the “unprecedented” cooperation with county jails in Minnesota, 700 federal agents will be leaving the state. CBP personnel have also been fully integrated into ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations to have one chain of command. pic.twitter.com/t9xU8cH2SG — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 4, 2026 AP reported Homan believes that deportation efforts in Minnesota have been a success but not perfect: The Trump administration has long complained that places known as sanctuary jurisdictions — a term generally applied to local governments that limit law enforcement cooperation with DHS — hinder the arrest of criminal immigrants. Homan said Wednesday that he thinks the ICE operation in Minnesota has been a success. “Yeah, I just listed a bunch of people we took off the streets of the Twin Cities, so I think it’s very effective as far as public safety goes,” Homan said. “Was it a perfect operation? No. No. We created one unified chain of command to make sure everybody is on the same page. And make sure we follow the rules. I don’t think anybody, purposely, didn’t do something they should have done.”