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Homan Addresses Minneapolis Deportation Operation Fallout, Affirms Continued Mass Removals
Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, acknowledged imperfections in the Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation but emphasized a smarter approach to mass deportations. He discussed changes with top officials and highlighted 800,000 deportations since Trump's return. Homan rejected claims of backing down amid ongoing investigations into fatal shootings of U.S. citizens.
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PHOENIX — Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, conceded that things weren't perfect during the large-scale immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis, known as Operation Metro Surge. In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Tuesday at the annual Border Security Expo, Homan stated, "Things weren't perfect. We addressed it.
We fixed it," when pressed on whether the administration made mistakes and went too far. U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good, events that drew intense, bipartisan backlash.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who is set to leave the agency later this month. "I've had the discussions with Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
He agrees. We can have mass deportations, but do it in a smarter way, which we're doing," Homan said. Government investigations into the fatal shootings of Pretti and Good remain ongoing, and Homan declined to comment further on them.
U.S. " @CBSNews reported these statements as part of Homan's reflections on the operation's fallout. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has prioritized targeted operations focused on arresting people with criminal records who are in the country illegally.
Since the Minneapolis operation was scaled back, Border Patrol agents have not been making immigration stops at parking lots and public places. Still, immigration agents continue arresting people they find during operations if they are in the country illegally, even if they lack criminal histories and were not original targets.
