Walz expects big drawdown in federal agents within days
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday predicted the surge in federal immigration agents in the state is nearing its conclusion.
At an event Tuesday to highlight business hardships, Walz said that recent discussions with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and top border official Tom Homan led him to believe a bigger drawdown could be just days away.
"We're very much in a trust but verify mode,” he told reporters. “But it’s my expectation … that we are talking days — not weeks and months — of this occupation.” He also said he continues to expect Minnesota “will continue to get cooperation on joint investigations of the crimes that were committed, or potentially committed, against Minnesotans.”
Walz said he hopes Homan makes an announcement by week's end. He said Minnesota is gearing up to move into the "recovery" phase.
The Trump administration recently announced it was pulling out 700 of the roughly 3,000 agents dispatched to Minnesota.
Administration officials have said further reductions would come if state and local officials provide more assistance in transferring undocumented immigrants with criminal records from jail custody to federal authorities.
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