‘I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight’: Trump announces plan to manage ICE operations

Border czar Tom Homan has been dispatched to Minneapolis in the wake of the fatal shooting of a protester by Border Patrol agents.

President Donald Trump announced that Homan was headed to the Democrat-run sanctuary city that has been ground zero in left-wing protests against federal immigration officials to oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota.

“I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

“Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me,” he added of Homan, who led ICE during the first Trump administration.

Tom Homan will be managing ICE Operations on the ground in Minnesota to continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. In addition, Tom will coordinate with those leading investigations into the massive, widespread fraud that has resulted in billions of… pic.twitter.com/pm552dhpxq

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 26, 2026

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X that Homan “will be managing ICE operations on the ground in Minnesota to continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”

Homan will also reportedly “coordinate with those leading investigations into the massive, widespread fraud” in the state, according to Laevitt’s post.

On reporting on the latest development, Politico noted that Homan has “backed a more targeted approach to deportations focusing on detaining and removing unauthorized immigrants with criminal records.”

Homan addressed the latest in remarks as he noted he would be reporting directly to the president.

🚨 BREAKING: Border Czar Tom Homan will be MANAGING ICE OPERATIONS directly on the ground in Minnesota, and reporting directly to President Trump

Homan will also coordinate the FRAUD investigations, per Karoline Leavitt

Homan is a national treasure! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/GCpXX5U4BK

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026

“President Trump and this administration are saving thousands of lives every month. Hard stop. That’s just a stone-cold fact. I’m just proud to be a part of this,” Homan said.

The move to send the 64-year-old former Border Patrol agent to Minneapolis was welcomed by many.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said it was “good news for peace, safety, and accountability in Minneapolis.”

“I have worked closely with Tom over the last year and he has been a major asset to our team— his experience and insight will help us in our wide-scale fraud investigations, which have robbed Americans, and will help us to remove even more public safety threats and violent criminal illegal aliens off the streets of Minneapolis. We continue to call on the leadership in Minnesota to allow for state and local partnership in our public safety mission,” she wrote on X.

“There is no one who understands deportations better than Tom Homan. This is a great announcement from the White House,” said Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.).

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