Before the launch of sweeping immigration operations, there were only 150 federal immigration officers in the state of Minnesota. Photo / Charly Triballeau, AFPBefore the launch of sweeping immigration operations, there were only 150 federal immigration officers in the state of Minnesota. Photo / Charly Triballeau, AFPUS President Donald Trump has suggested that a “softer touch” may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota after weeks of aggressive and even deadly operations. But you still have to be tough,” Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Nightly News when asked what he had learned from Minneapolis. Trump’s border chief Tom Homan had earlier announced that 700 federal officers would be withdrawn from Minnesota, but said the contentious deployment would continue, with about 2000 agents remaining after the drawdown.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 04, 2026 18:46 UTC