A person holds an anti-ICE sign as demonstrators rally during a general strike protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployment of immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 23, 2026. (Tim Evans/Reuters)
The elections came just days after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Pretti is the second U.S. citizen to be killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month.
President Donald Trump's administration issued a report on the timeline of the shooting to Congress on Tuesday.
Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers were active in Minneapolis Saturday morning as part of Operation Metro Surge.
Agitators converge after the shooting of Alex Pretti. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The White House insists that there is no change in strategy in Minnesota, however, and they are not "backing down" from immigration enforcement.
"Tom Homan is a patriot with decades of experience effectively protecting American communities and deporting criminal illegal aliens," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
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"Any left-wing agitator or criminal illegal alien who thinks Tom’s presence is a victory for their cause is sadly mistaken," Jackson continued. "The Trump Administration will never waver in standing up for law and order and protecting the American people."
Despite the change to bring in Homan, Trump has rejected calls to fire Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem,
Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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