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Border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 27 that he met with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey individually amid ongoing protests against federal immigration enforcement in the state.

The meetings were held as anti-ICE protests intensified in Minnesota following the <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-orders-federal-government-to-retain-evidence-related-to-minnesota-shooting-5976132" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">deaths</a> of two Minneapolis residents protesting in separate incidents this month during immigration enforcement.

Homan, in a <a href="https://x.com/realtomhoman/status/2016291550356291921" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">post</a> on X, described the meetings as productive and said he also spoke with senior law enforcement officials “to discuss the issues on the ground” in Minnesota.

“We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets,” he said.

“While we don’t agree on everything, these meetings were a productive starting point and I look forward to more conversations with key stakeholders in the days ahead.

“President Trump has been clear: he wants American cities to be safe and secure for law-abiding residents—and they will be.”

Homan did not provide specific details about the discussions during his meetings with Minnesota leaders.

In a <a href="https://x.com/MayorFrey/status/2016241029217739171" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">post</a> on X, Frey said he reiterated during the meeting that his main ask was for Operation Metro Surge—the federal immigration operation in Minnesota that started in December 2025—to end as soon as possible and that Minneapolis will not enforce federal immigration laws.

“I shared with Mr. Homan the serious negative impacts this operation has had on Minneapolis and surrounding communities, as well as the strain it has placed on our local police officers,” the mayor said.

“I also made it clear that Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws, and that we will remain focused on keeping our neighbors and streets safe.”

Frey said they agreed to continue dialogue with federal authorities.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara was also present during the mayor’s meeting with Homan.

Walz’s office did not respond to a request for comment on the meeting with Homan.

Walz <a href="https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/2016359609980633124">told</a> CNN on Jan. 27 that the meeting was “progress” in de-escalating tensions in Minnesota. He <a href="https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/2016359609980633124">called for</a> impartial investigations of the shooting incidents involving ICE agents and the departure of federal officers from the state.

“I think that’s progress, but they started this fire, so we’re not giving anybody credit for putting it out,” Walz said of the meeting. “But right now, what we need is, we need to return to normalcy.”

Before the meeting, Walz spoke by phone with President Donald Trump on Jan. 26 and <a href="https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/2015885638269125050?s=20">told</a> the president that the number of federal agents in Minnesota needed to be reduced.

Trump has <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-announces-hes-sending-tom-homan-to-minnesota-amid-protests-5976458">assigned</a> Homan to oversee immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and investigate fraud in state programs, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Jan. 26. The operations had previously been led by Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.

During a Fox News interview aired on Jan. 27, Trump said of Bovino’s departure from Minnesota: “I don’t think it’s a pullback. It’s a little bit of a change. Everybody in this room that has a business ... you make little changes. You know, Bovino’s very good, but he’s a pretty out there kind of a guy, and in some cases, that’s good; maybe it wasn’t good here.”

In a Jan. 26 post on Truth Social, Trump <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/2015783033152864472">said</a> that Homan has not been involved in operations in Minnesota but that Homan is familiar with many officials there.

“Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/2015783033152864472" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wrote</a>.

Protesters and federal agents have clashed during enforcement operations in Minnesota in recent months. Demonstrations intensified after a federal agent in Minneapolis fatally <a class="article-hover-class" href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/how-ice-was-targeted-for-weeks-in-minneapolis-before-fatal-shooting-5970520" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> U.S. citizen Renee Good, who allegedly drove her SUV toward an officer during an ICE operation on Jan. 7.

And on Jan. 24, a Customs and Border Protection <a class="article-hover-class" href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-orders-federal-government-to-retain-evidence-related-to-minnesota-shooting-5976132" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officer</a> shot and killed protester Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/border-czar-homan-meets-with-minnesota-gov-walz-minneapolis-mayor-frey-5977306">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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