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Walz meets with Homan, agrees to ongoing dialogue

Gov. Walz and ICE official Tom Homan agreed to maintain ongoing talks focusing on impartial shooting investigations and reducing federal immigration forces in Minnesota.

  • On Jan. 27, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met Tom Homan, White House-designated 'border czar' for Minneapolis, and they agreed to maintain an ongoing dialogue about enforcement operations.
  • Operation Metro Surge, launched December, has coincided with multiple deadly encounters including the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti Saturday and large protests during 'ICE Out' day Friday.
  • President Donald Trump recalled Greg Bovino and installed Tom Homan, Trump's designated border czar, who will report directly to Trump and meet Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Walz assigned the Minnesota Department of Public Safety as liaison to Homan.
  • Walz said he had a productive call with President Donald Trump on Monday, and some Border Patrol agents, including Greg Bovino, were expected to leave Minnesota imminently.
  • Democratic senators have threatened to block Department of Homeland Security funding unless the White House political team agrees to broad ICE reforms, risking a government shutdown starting this weekend.
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Tom Homan, the "tsar of the borders" of American President Donald Trump, arrived today in the American state of Minnesota, where an impartial investigation is requested after the killing of two protesters by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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KARE broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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