US EditionTrump sends border czar to Minneapolis as Alex Pretti’s sister speaks out
Tom Homan replaces Greg Bovino as Border Patrol Commander amid protests and shootings, while public support for Trump's immigration policy falls to 39%, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump removed Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and dispatched Tom Homan to Minneapolis.
- Protesters in Minneapolis filled streets daily, confronting approximately 3,000 immigration enforcers temporarily stationed in Minnesota after deadly shootings of ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 and Renee Nicole Good earlier in January.
- Poll data and advocacy voices point to fraying public backing, with a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing 39% support and Mark Krikorian saying `I don't think they should back off and I don't think they are backing off`.
- Reactions split; migrant-rights activists see hope, but Michelle Brane warns `To think that Homan is really a solution to a crisis...`, experts remain skeptical about policy change.
- Political figures and critics warned the move could embolden protesters and reshape nationwide enforcement debates, while social media users and supporters called for mass deportations and Rep. Mike Lawler urged vigorous federal action Tuesday.
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“A hard but fair man.” This is how Donald Trump describes his border tsar, Tom Homan, who has been sent to Minneapolis to take charge of immigration police operations in that city, in the face of the surge of fury after Border Patrol agents gunned down 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti this Saturday during an act of protest in that city. Not everyone will agree with the US President’s benevolent description of his high office, one of the greatest ad…
Trump on Investigation of Alex Pretti Minnesota Killing; Border Czar Tom Homan Arrives in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump calls for law and order in Minnesota, where he’s deploying border czar Tom Homan. The president is in Iowa Tuesday, pushing an affordability message as Republicans focus on the upcoming 2026 midterms. With Trump saying he’ll be “watching over” the investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, what will the investigation entail and what could the outcome be? We hear from former acting director of Immigration and Customs E…
Trump sends border czar to Minneapolis as Alex Pretti’s sister speaks out
The Trump administration is deploying border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis Tuesday, the day after a lengthy meeting at the White House in which the president expressed frustration with the
Trump Watches Fox & Friends And Sends In The Homan
Maybe Fox News knew this was going to happen, but a couple hours after mentioning it, repeatedly, Trump took Brian Kilmeade's sage advice and sent in the border czar Tom Homan to replace the problematic Greg Bovino. Source: CNN Around 6:15 a.m. on Monday, “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade pitched a solution to President Trump’s growing political problem in Minnesota. “What I would do is just bring Tom Homan in,” he said. Kilmeade, a Trump b…
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