Border czar Tom Homan met with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey following President Trump’s move to replace Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino amid immigration tensions.
Border czar Tom Homan met with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Tuesday as the Trump administration shakes up its federal immigration crackdown following two fatal shootings and subsequent protests in the Twin Cities.
The meetings came after President Donald Trump on Monday replaced Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino with Homan to lead operations in Minnesota, days after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.
„Today I met with Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and top law enforcement officials to discuss the issues on the ground in Minnesota“, Homan said in a post on X. „We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets. While we don’t agree on everything, these meetings were a productive starting point and I look forward to more conversations with key stakeholders in the days ahead.“
Homan added that Trump emphasized that he wants American cities to be „safe and secure for law-abiding residents — and they will be.“
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.
