Is The DHS Surge In Minneapolis Ending? Tom Homan Gives An Update
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Border Czar Tom Homan revealed on Wednesday that due to the “unprecedented” cooperation with county jails in Minnesota, he is ordering 700 federal agents to be withdrawn from the state since they will not be needed.
At its peak, Operation Metro Surge deployed 3,000 extra ICE and Border Patrol agents to conduct mass arrests of illegal aliens in the Twin Cities. Far-left locals responded with acts of insurrection, leading to two fatal shootings by federal agents. With Homan now in charge, he stressed the goal is to end Operation Metro Surge but that will only happen if the local population ends its violent acts and threats against agents.
“We will not draw down on personnel providing security for our officers, I will not let our officers be put at risk,” Homan added.
There will now be around 2,000 federal agents in the Twin Cities.
Homan also made it clear to the Antifa and far-left networks, who have set up checkpoints in neighborhoods to screen for ICE/CBP vehicles, those those tactics will not stop ICE and Border Patrol.
“The only thing you’re doing is irritating your community...I talked to the chief of police and he committed to taking swift action on those illegal roadblocks. They’re illegal and we shouldn’t tolerate them,” he said.
We have already seen the disastrous and deadly results when leftists are allowed to set up “autonomous zones,” like 2020’s CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle. My friend and fellow reporter Jorge Ventura was attacked this week by the “guards” at one checkpoint before it was dismantled by Minneapolis police.
Highlights from Homan’s press conference:
From my time recently in Minneapolis, I would generally agree the tactics currently used by the far-left agitators are not effective in stopping federal agents from arresting illegal aliens. There have been times, however, where the whistles used by agitators have prevented arrests because the target then doesn’t leave the house or business.
During my first trip to Minneapolis in January, I saw how the tailing of federal vehicles affected operations…