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Trump Orders Limited Pullback in Minneapolis, Installs Homan After Two Protester Killings

Courts are weighing an emergency halt to the operation after mounting questions over protocol.

Overview

  • Minneapolis officials said some of the roughly 3,000 federal agents began leaving Tuesday as Tom Homan took over on-the-ground oversight and will report directly to the president.
  • The Department of Homeland Security denied media reports that Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino was removed from his operational role, calling him a key member of the team.
  • Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller said investigators are examining whether federal officers failed to follow protocol in the Alex Pretti shooting, which the White House later framed as a review of general directives.
  • A federal judge ordered ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in person on Friday, and a separate judge promised a rapid ruling on Minnesota’s request to suspend the federal operation.
  • Video analyses by AFP and other outlets conflict with official accounts of the Pretti shooting, intensifying scrutiny of use-of-force justifications following the earlier killing of Renée Good.