Overview
- Border czar Tom Homan announced the immediate withdrawal of 700 federal law‑enforcement personnel from Minnesota.
- The Department of Homeland Security had deployed about 3,000 agents under Operation Metro Surge, leaving roughly 2,300 in place after the reduction.
- Homan said the cut reflects significant progress in coordination with state and local officials, including an unprecedented number of counties working with federal authorities.
- President Trump said he had an excellent phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and will travel to China in April.
- Trump described U.S.–China ties as extremely good and said they discussed trade, Taiwan, the Russia‑Ukraine war, Iran, U.S. energy sales, aircraft engines, and potential Chinese agricultural purchases including higher soybean volumes.