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But, that would require something commonsense

Border czar Homan says feds plan ‘draw down’ of immigration agents if Minnesota officials cooperate

Border czar Tom Homan said Tuesday morning that he’s looking into a “draw down” of federal immigration officers from Minnesota after city and state officials agreed not to release immigrants who have criminal records and pose risks to public safety, so they can instead be transferred into federal custody.

Homan appeared to try to diffuse the increasingly tense situation in the Twin Cities between federal agents and the public and elected officials, while maintaining the federal government’s hard-line approach in Minnesota.

Homan said he reached agreements this week with Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison that federal immigration officers could conduct enforcement in jails to arrest immigrants with criminal records.

“This is common sense cooperation that allows us to draw down the number of people we have here,” Homan said.

As local elected officials cooperate more on other efforts, Homan said, he’ll withdraw additional federal agents.

It is really that easy. Don’t protect illegals who commit crimes. Give them up to ICE as soon as you know they’re illegals. Honor ICE detainers. That will keep that mass deployments out of cities, where they will end up taking the illegals who haven’t committed any crimes (other than being illegals) in large groups because Los Federales know exactly where they are.

However, Homan also said he plans to stay in Minnesota until “the problem’s gone,” adding that he plans to continue to have conversations with elected officials, police chiefs, business owners and religious leaders to seek solutions. Homan delivered a 20-minute address Thursday morning as part of his first public update since arriving in Minnesota Monday at President Donald Trump’s direction.

Enforcing federal law is fun!

‘Could happen anywhere’: Mayors gather in D.C. to discuss immigration enforcement in their cities

A meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors is typically a chance for political leaders to share ideas on issues like housing, climate change and AI. But attention at this year’s winter gathering in Washington D.C. that kicked off Wednesday kept turning to dealings with the federal government, immigration enforcement in cities and violent confrontations in Minneapolis.

“?Every conversation I’ve been a part of here, no matter what the initial agenda was about, has included questions from mayors saying, ‘What should I do to prepare my community for what might come? How will I know if they’re coming?’” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told WBUR Wednesday evening.

Simple. Go back to the part about not sheltering illegal alien criminals.