US EditionTrump dispatches border czar Homan to Minnesota after second fatal shooting
Tom Homan will oversee ICE operations in Minnesota following two fatal agent-involved shootings and lead investigations into related fraud, amid protests and bipartisan scrutiny.
- On Jan 27, 2026, President Donald Trump appointed Tom Homan, White House border czar, to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota, reporting directly to him amid a federal enforcement reshuffle.
- Public and bipartisan criticism of Minneapolis enforcement tactics pushed the White House to act after widespread backlash over the videotaped fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen nurse, with White House officials telling NBC that Mr. Trump worried the operation's visuals were unsustainable.
- Departures of some Border Patrol agents and Gregory Bovino are scheduled for Tuesday as the administration shifts enforcement from broad street raids to targeted actions at jails and prisons.
- Legal and congressional pressure escalated as officials limited the federal review to agency use-of-force rules, while House Judiciary Committee Democrats demanded records and state officials sought evidence preservation.
- Tom Homan's long ICE career and role defending family-separation policies shape how his Minneapolis tenure is viewed, with critics noting a reported 2024 FBI recording of him accepting $50,000 and past investigations later closed.
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Did a Fox News Host Steer Trump to Put Tom Homan in Charge of His ICE Thugs in Minneapolis?
The Calamity in Minneapolis orchestrated by Donald Trump and his Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) StormTrumpers has proven to be massive millstone around the neck of Trump and his regime’s top henchmen and women. On an issue that Trump had leaned on heavily throughout his political misadventures, he is now deeply underwater and struggling to find a way to stay afloat. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on B…
Trump, seeking damage control, weighs less aggressive approach in Minneapolis
WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 27 - Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, met with Minnesota's governor on Tuesday ahead of talks with the mayor of Minneapolis, as the White House seeks to defuse the unrest that has gripped the city after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Slog AM: Bovino’s Boned, Government Union Pressures Noem and Miller to Resign, Scarecrow Video Buys Its Building
The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Vivian McCall Broken Cog Replaced: Two days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed in the street, Border Patrol “commander at large” Gregory Bovino was frogmarched from the proverbial building and demoted to his former post in California. He’ll soon retire. White House Border Czar Tom Homan will take Bovino’s place. This is the Trump administration equivalent of sending someone to the gulag. www.cnn.com/…
TV is the President
ChatGPT generation of “Donald Trump on television”Here are a few things we’ve learned (or, rather, re-learned) in the last 72 hours:1. TV is (still) the president. During Donald Trump’s first term, it was not uncommon for ideas to go from the curvy couch on “Fox and Friends” to the presidential Twitter feed in a matter of minutes. Trump allies and critics alike would take out ads during the show to get his attention (and, oftentimes, it worked).…
Trump takes direction from Fox morning show
Shortly after a Fox morning host repeated a plea to send Tom Homan to Minneapolis, Donald Trump announced he was sending him there. While it is certainly possible that the Trump Administration was discussing sending the suspect of mishandling or accepting $50,000 inappropriately, Tom Homan, to replace ICE leadership in Minnesota in parallel to Fox's Brian Kilmeade repeatedly urging them to do so, it does seem awfully coincidental. — Read the res…
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