Tom Homan

White House border czar Tom Hellman announced at a Thursday press conference that many of the thousands of ICE and Border Patrol personnel sent to the Twin Cities from other areas of the country will soon return to their home offices.

Federal authorities made nearly 4,000 arrests during the operation.

Homan said the operation has been successful, which led to a significant drop in criminal illegal immigrants roaming the streets.

Quote, unprecedented levels of coordination from local officials and a decrease in anti-ice agitator activity.

Federal authorities also tracked 3,364 missing migrant children who previously crossed the border alone.

Homan also pushed back on reports claiming that ICE is, quote, backing down.

This surge operation and our work here with state and local officials to improve coordination and achieve mutual goals, as well as our efforts to address issues of concern here on the ground, have yielded the successful results we have gained.

came here for.

Operation Metro Surge is ending.

And in the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here in detail back to their home stations or other areas that are needed.

As a result of this surge operation, we have greatly reduced the number of targets for enforcement action.

And many criminal aliens have been arrested and taken off the streets, including murders, sex offenders, national security threats, gang members and other violent criminals.

As a result of this surge operation, we have greatly reduced the number of targets for enforcement action.

And many criminal aliens have been arrested and taken off the streets, including murderers, sex offenders, national security threats, gang members, and other violent criminals.

Our officers will carry out their duties with professionalism, integrity, and compassion like we've done for years.

We will enforce immigration law against all persons in the United States illegally.

I'm very pleased to report that this surge operation and our work here with state and local officials to improve coordination and achieve mutual goals, as well as our efforts to address issues of concern here on the ground, have yielded the successful results we came here for.

As a result of this surge operation, we have greatly reduced the number of targets for enforcement action.

and many criminal aliens have been arrested and taken off the streets, including murderers, sex offenders, national security threats, gang members, and other violent criminals.

and our officers will carry out their duties with professionalism, integrity, and compassion like we've done for years.