White House Border Czar Announces End of ICE Immigration Operation in Minnesota with Trump's Blessing

The Department of Homeland Security is ending its controversial immigration operation in Minnesota.

White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed in a Thursday (February 12) press conference that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be ending their “surge operation,” which started on December 1, 2025 and was particularly focused on Minneapolis.

While speaking to the press, Homan claimed that the operation had achieved the “successful results that we came here for,” adding that the decision had been made with the support of President Donald Trump.

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“As a result of this surge operation, we have greatly reduced the number of targets for enforcement action. And many criminal aliens have been arrested and taken off the streets, including murderers, sex offenders, national security threats, gang members and other violent criminals,” he said.

Homan added that “Minnesota is now less of a sanctuary state for criminals,” via PBS.

“I have proposed and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” he said.

The operation in Minnesota was heavily criticized by citizens across the country, with a national protest taking place on January 30 with the goal of demanding that ICE cease operations in major cities across the country.

Despite claims that ICE was targeting only violent criminals, many arrests have been called into question, including the detention of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was released alongside his father on February 1.

Video footage of an elderly man being taken out of his home and detained wearing nothing but his underwear and a blanket also went viral.

ICE agents also fatally shot American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti, furthering calls for the operation to end.

Addressing the shootings during a January 20 press conference, Trump said that the agency would “make mistakes” and “be too rough” sometimes.

“They’re gonna make mistakes sometimes,” he said, describing Good‘s death as “a tragedy.”

Continuing, the president added, “ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. Or, you know, they’re dealing with rough people. They’re gonna make a mistake sometimes. It can happen.”

Journalist Don Lemon was arrested after covering a protest at a church in Minneapolis.

Just Jared reached out to the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and ICE for comment but did not hear back at the time of publication.