Minnesota shakeup shifts leadership not strategy, White House says, pushing back on ‘retreat’ claim
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
The White House is rejecting claims the Trump administration "backed down" on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown, insisting the mission hasn’t changed even as leadership on the ground has.
"Tom Homan is a patriot with decades of experience effectively protecting American communities and deporting criminal illegal aliens," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
"Any left-wing agitator or criminal illegal alien who thinks Tom’s presence is a victory for their cause is sadly mistaken," Jackson continued. "The Trump Administration will never waver in standing up for law and order and protecting the American people."
A White House official who spoke to Fox News Digital said that any claims the Trump administration is "backing down" in the Gopher State are incorrect.
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The administration "has not wavered" from its mission to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, according to the official, who said that President Donald Trump wants to prevent more violence and is looking to work with state and local leaders to remove public safety threats.
The official said Homan has successfully partnered with Democrats before — and those collaborations ended with "criminal illegal aliens" arrested and deported — arguing Minnesota should show demonstrators that rioting and attacking law enforcement won’t stop enforcement, as agitators are being arrested and charged.
Trump shook up federal immigration personnel Monday, replacing Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino with Homan in the high-stakes Minneapolis fraud and immigration crackdown following two fatal shootings and subsequent chaotic protests in the Twin Cities.
The leadership switch is fueling a new political fight: whether the move discourages unrest or teaches activists nationwide that escalating pressure is the fastest way to push ICE out of their communities.
Trump said Monday he spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent — an incident that drew sharp Democratic condemnation and growing Republican calls for a deeper investigation.
Trump said Walz was "very respectfully" open to deporting "any and all Criminals that they have in their possession." In the wake of the call, Bovino was set to leave the state as border czar Tom Homan took over on the ground in Minneapolis.
Laura Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, said the political takeaway for left-wing organizers after the …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
The White House is rejecting claims the Trump administration "backed down" on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown, insisting the mission hasn’t changed even as leadership on the ground has.
"Tom Homan is a patriot with decades of experience effectively protecting American communities and deporting criminal illegal aliens," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
"Any left-wing agitator or criminal illegal alien who thinks Tom’s presence is a victory for their cause is sadly mistaken," Jackson continued. "The Trump Administration will never waver in standing up for law and order and protecting the American people."
A White House official who spoke to Fox News Digital said that any claims the Trump administration is "backing down" in the Gopher State are incorrect.
BIDEN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA, SAYS IT GOES AGAINST AMERICAN VALUES
The administration "has not wavered" from its mission to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, according to the official, who said that President Donald Trump wants to prevent more violence and is looking to work with state and local leaders to remove public safety threats.
The official said Homan has successfully partnered with Democrats before — and those collaborations ended with "criminal illegal aliens" arrested and deported — arguing Minnesota should show demonstrators that rioting and attacking law enforcement won’t stop enforcement, as agitators are being arrested and charged.
Trump shook up federal immigration personnel Monday, replacing Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino with Homan in the high-stakes Minneapolis fraud and immigration crackdown following two fatal shootings and subsequent chaotic protests in the Twin Cities.
The leadership switch is fueling a new political fight: whether the move discourages unrest or teaches activists nationwide that escalating pressure is the fastest way to push ICE out of their communities.
Trump said Monday he spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent — an incident that drew sharp Democratic condemnation and growing Republican calls for a deeper investigation.
Trump said Walz was "very respectfully" open to deporting "any and all Criminals that they have in their possession." In the wake of the call, Bovino was set to leave the state as border czar Tom Homan took over on the ground in Minneapolis.
Laura Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, said the political takeaway for left-wing organizers after the …
Minnesota shakeup shifts leadership not strategy, White House says, pushing back on ‘retreat’ claim
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
The White House is rejecting claims the Trump administration "backed down" on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown, insisting the mission hasn’t changed even as leadership on the ground has.
"Tom Homan is a patriot with decades of experience effectively protecting American communities and deporting criminal illegal aliens," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
"Any left-wing agitator or criminal illegal alien who thinks Tom’s presence is a victory for their cause is sadly mistaken," Jackson continued. "The Trump Administration will never waver in standing up for law and order and protecting the American people."
A White House official who spoke to Fox News Digital said that any claims the Trump administration is "backing down" in the Gopher State are incorrect.
BIDEN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA, SAYS IT GOES AGAINST AMERICAN VALUES
The administration "has not wavered" from its mission to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, according to the official, who said that President Donald Trump wants to prevent more violence and is looking to work with state and local leaders to remove public safety threats.
The official said Homan has successfully partnered with Democrats before — and those collaborations ended with "criminal illegal aliens" arrested and deported — arguing Minnesota should show demonstrators that rioting and attacking law enforcement won’t stop enforcement, as agitators are being arrested and charged.
Trump shook up federal immigration personnel Monday, replacing Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino with Homan in the high-stakes Minneapolis fraud and immigration crackdown following two fatal shootings and subsequent chaotic protests in the Twin Cities.
The leadership switch is fueling a new political fight: whether the move discourages unrest or teaches activists nationwide that escalating pressure is the fastest way to push ICE out of their communities.
Trump said Monday he spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent — an incident that drew sharp Democratic condemnation and growing Republican calls for a deeper investigation.
Trump said Walz was "very respectfully" open to deporting "any and all Criminals that they have in their possession." In the wake of the call, Bovino was set to leave the state as border czar Tom Homan took over on the ground in Minneapolis.
Laura Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, said the political takeaway for left-wing organizers after the …
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