Homan to Scale Back Minnesota ICE Agents if Local Officials Cooperate

Is this a commonsense safety partnership or ransom for ending Trump's brutal tactics?
Homan to Scale Back Minnesota ICE Agents if Local Officials Cooperate
Above: Tom Homan at a news conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 29. Image credit: Ben Brewer/Contributor/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Federal agents deserve cooperation, not hostility. Minnesota officials finally agreed to notify ICE when dangerous criminals are released from jails, allowing a safer drawdown of street operations. This commonsense partnership protects communities while honoring the law.

Anti-Trump narrative

The Trump administration's brutal tactics killed two Americans and terrorized communities with masked agents breaking into homes. Now Homan demands jail access as ransom for ending the chaos his own operation created. Minnesota already shares information on felons under existing law.

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