White House border czar Tom Homan deployed to Minnesota on Jan. 26, 2026, to run point on the immigration crackdown in the state. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
Following his meeting Tuesday morning with Homan, Walz said he reiterated the need for "impartial investigations" into the recent shootings in Minneapolis involving federal agents, while calling for "a swift, significant reduction in the number of federal forces in Minnesota" and "an end to the campaign of retribution against Minnesota."
"The Governor and Homan agreed on the need for an ongoing dialogue and will continue working toward those goals, which the President also agreed to yesterday," Walz's office said in a statement, adding that it tasked the Minnesota Department of Public Safety as the primary liaison to Homan to address his priorities.
Frey said he and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara had a "productive conversation" with Homan.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he urged Trump border czar Tom Homan to end Operation Metro Surge as quickly as possible during their meeting on Jan. 27. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Trump said during an appearance on Fox News Tuesday that the shake-up is not a "pullback."
"I don't think it's a pullback. It's a little bit of a change," he said. "You know, Bovino is 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."
Trump said Monday he spoke with Walz after Pretti was shot and killed on Saturday, noting that the Minnesota governor was "very respectfully" open to deporting "any and all criminals that they have in their possession."
The president also spoke with Frey on Monday, who said after their call that Minneapolis "will continue to cooperate with state and federal law enforcement on real criminal investigations — but we will not participate in unconstitutional arrests of our neighbors or enforce federal immigration law."
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Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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