NBC News cited a Trump administration official and a law enforcement official who said Customs and Border Patrol is planning to reduce the number of Border Patrol agents in the Twin Cities "sometime this week." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey later confirmed in a news release that "some federal agents will begin leaving the area" on Tuesday. According to CNN's reporting, administration officials were "deeply frustrated" with Bovino and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handling of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Saturday, with Bovino alleging that Pretti was planning to "massacre" federal agents. President Trump posted on social media that he would be sending Border Czar Tom Homan to manage the ICE operations in Minnesota. Tim Walz had spoken and were on a "similar wavelength" about the future of federal agents in the state.

Source: CNN January 26, 2026 21:17 UTC