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US border chief works on plans to wind-down ICE's presence in Minneapolis

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Publish Date
Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 9:38am
A woman confronts US Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. US Border Patrol has been playing an increasingly visible role in immigration enforcement in the interior of the US. Photo / Roberto Schmidt, AFP
A woman confronts US Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. US Border Patrol has been playing an increasingly visible role in immigration enforcement in the interior of the US. Photo / Roberto Schmidt, AFP

US border chief works on plans to wind-down ICE's presence in Minneapolis

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 9:38am

Donald Trump's border chief is working on an eventual draw-down plan of immigration agents in Minneapolis.  

The US President sent Tom Homan to the city after two protestors, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot dead by federal officials in Minneapolis. 

He's told a news conference he wants to see common sense co-operation, which allows the number of ICE officers in the city to reduce. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking details for the wind-down plan are scarce, but it would involve having ICE agents seek more access in jails. 

This would mean they’re rounding up criminals, instead of people on the streets or in front of home supply stores, he says. 

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