Shumita Basu

Good morning.

The top Border Patrol commander is leaving Minnesota.

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It's Tuesday, January 27th.

I'm Shamita Basu.

This is Apple News Today.

For the first time in President Trump's second term, there are signs that a shift on ICE and Border Patrol operations might be underway.

In the past 24 hours, some Republican lawmakers have pushed for a change in strategy following the fatal shooting of Alex Preddy.

And a flurry of announcements suggests the administration is now trying to pivot.

Yesterday, Border Patrol's top commander, Gregory Bovino, was reportedly demoted and will return to his former job overseeing customs and Border Patrol operations in El Centro, California.

Bovino has become the controversial face of Trump's immigration crackdown and cultivated an unusually prominent public image for his role.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters that Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, will be stepping in to lead operations in Minnesota.

A former ICE director, Homan developed his own reputation as an immigration hardliner under previous Obama and Trump presidencies, but he has struck a markedly different tone to Bovino in recent weeks.

While Bovino immediately made unsubstantiated accusations against Preddy...

Holman has been known to exercise more caution, as he did after Renee Good's death earlier this month.

Also, yesterday, a phone call took place between President Trump and Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz.

Both sides characterized it positively.