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Border czar Homan announces the conclusion of 'Operation Metro Surge'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 12, 2026 at 11:04 AM CST

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Wednesday, February. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Ryan Murphy/AP)

Border czar Tom Homan said the months-long federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota will conclude.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Minnesota Public Radio’s Brian Bakst about what the officer drawdown might look like and what the reaction to this news has been from local officials and the general public.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.