19 votes

Border czar Tom Homan says Minnesota immigration surge is ending

6 comments

  1. [3]
    zod000
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    I'll believe it when the nazis are truly gone, but this is good news indeed.

    I'll believe it when the nazis are truly gone, but this is good news indeed.

    17 votes
    1. [2]
      DefinitelyNotAFae
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      I've been seeing posts from Minneapolis saying that things aren't better, attention is just pointed elsewhere. I'm not sure if this will make more of a difference. Hopefully. But I feel it'll move...

      I've been seeing posts from Minneapolis saying that things aren't better, attention is just pointed elsewhere. I'm not sure if this will make more of a difference. Hopefully. But I feel it'll move elsewhere.

      5 votes
      1. zod000
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        It has been quiet for us (personally) the last few days, but I think its perfectly healthy to mistrust anything the current admin says officially at this point. What an insane state of affairs.

        It has been quiet for us (personally) the last few days, but I think its perfectly healthy to mistrust anything the current admin says officially at this point. What an insane state of affairs.

  2. kari
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    Good fucking riddance.

    Good fucking riddance.

    13 votes
  3. derekiscool
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    I hope the people of Minnesota get some peace and quiet soon. They've dealt with so much. I don't have faith that this will last, though, and I fear they are just moving on to terrorize the next...

    I hope the people of Minnesota get some peace and quiet soon. They've dealt with so much.

    I don't have faith that this will last, though, and I fear they are just moving on to terrorize the next blue city on the list.

    13 votes
  4. skybrian
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    From the article: [...] [...] [...]

    From the article:

    President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, declared an end to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota following widespread protests against immigration raids that led to the fatal shootings by officers of two American citizens.

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    His announcement comes two weeks after Trump officials removed Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino from the area, where he had been clashing with demonstrators upset over the surge and the aggressive tactics of some immigration officers. Trump dispatched Homan to negotiate an exit strategy with state and Minneapolis officials, and Homan said hundreds of officers are preparing to withdraw in the coming days.

    [...]

    The city of Minneapolis, which demanded immigration enforcement personnel leave from the start, celebrated the announcement that the operation would soon end. Homan had earlier this month promised to withdraw 700 of the 3,000 officers, but local officials said that was not enough.

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    Homan said federal agents have already begun leaving Minneapolis and will continue scaling back their presence into next week.

    8 votes