• Border czar outlines plan: White House border czar Tom Homan said he has ordered federal immigration authorities to work on an eventual drawdown plan for law enforcement in Minnesota. In remarks to the press in Minneapolis, Homan — who has taken the reins on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown there — said operations on the ground will be targeted and he is “staying ‘til the problem’s gone.”
• New potential guidelines: The administration is considering new guidelines for federal immigration officers in Minnesota, including plans to avoid engaging with “agitators” and only focusing on immigrants with convictions or facing criminal charges, officials familiar with the talks told CNN.
• Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey said footage showing a clash between Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was killed did not justify the protester’s killing. Federal officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave per standard protocol, DHS said.
Border czar Tom Homan tried to turn the page in Minnesota on Thursday. But despite his pragmatic rhetoric and focus on how to move forward, it remains unclear what the future looks like.
Eyes are now back on Washington, DC, where President Donald Trump is convening his Cabinet officials for a meeting Thursday morning. It’ll be Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s first public appearance since her controversial press conference on Saturday in the immediate aftermath of Alex Pretti’s killing in an encounter with federal agents. The president and his top officials have publicly and privately maintained that Trump still has full confidence in Noem, even as he has moved to sideline one of his top officials on the ground, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino.
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