Shumita Basu

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.

And Walz said Trump had agreed to speak to his officials to ensure that state investigators would be able to conduct independent investigations.

Trump said he also spoke with the Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey, posting that, quote, lots of progress is being made.

Frey said later Trump had told him the present situation can't continue.

And he shared that some federal officers will be leaving the state today.

But there's still a massive ICE presence in Minneapolis, and it remains to be seen how the active federal probes into the recent shootings will play out.

Notably, some Republican officials have reacted to this latest fatal shooting by drawing a line and urging the administration to rethink their approach.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott suggested the government would recalibrate their strategy.

Utah Senator John Curtis said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's initial assessment of Preti's death had weakened confidence in the administration.

And on his podcast, Senator Ted Cruz urged a change in strategy.

And the events of recent days were apparently the final straw for the lawyer defending the agent who shot Renee Good.

Until yesterday, Chris Maddell was also a Republican candidate running for governor in the state.

But Maddell announced he was ending his campaign, citing the ICE surge.

Meanwhile, Secretary Noem has agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March.

This will be her first time speaking to lawmakers on this committee since taking her role.