Trump border security boss Homan doubles down on Minnesota operations

DEVELOPING STORY, Top official vows shift in operations after killings of US citizens, but says Trump not ‘surrendering’ mission.Published On 29 Jan 2026Tom Homan, United State President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘border czar’, on Thursday indicated a shift in immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, but doubled down on the administration’s efforts to crack down on undocumented migrants despite mounting protests.Speaking during a news conference from the Midwestern state, where he was sent after immigration enforcement officers killed two US citizens this month, Homan suggested he would seek to cooperate with local officials — who have opposed the attacks on immigrants and protesters.Still, he largely placed the blame of recent escalations on the administration of former US President Joe Biden and the policies of local officials, saying that more cooperation would lead to less outrage.“I’m staying until the problem’s gone,” Homan told reporters on Thursday, adding the Trump administration had promised and will continue to target individuals that constitute “public safety threats and national security threats”.“We will conduct targeted enforcement operations. Targeted what we’ve done for decades,” Homan said. “When we hit the streets, we know exactly who we’re looking for.”While Homan portrayed the approach as business as usual, immigration observers have said the administration has increasingly used dragnet strategies in an effort to meet sky-high detention quotas.State and local law enforcement officials last week even detailed many of their off-duty officers had been randomly stopped and asked for their papers. They noted that all those stopped were people of colour.