Overview
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey at City Hall on Thursday to discuss public safety and protections for immigrant communities.
- Border czar Tom Homan said the reduction of federal officers in Minnesota has begun and will continue into next week, a decision he made in consultation with President Donald Trump.
- Homan attributed the drawdown to what he described as improved cooperation from Minnesota officials and the need to redeploy enforcement resources to other parts of the country.
- Frey welcomed the wind-down on X, calling the two-and-a-half-month operation catastrophic for neighbors and businesses and urging a comeback for the city.
- Republicans criticized Frey for declining an invitation to a Senate Homeland Security oversight hearing, with Rep. Tom Emmer denouncing his absence during Thursday’s session.