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Border czar: US ceasing crackdown in Minnesota

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday of the two-month operation that led to thousands of arrests, mass protests and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens.

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  1. New York Post

    Border czar Tom Homan announces end of ICE surge in Minnesota (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan announced that the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota that began last year has now concluded with President Trump's blessing.

  2. KEZI Eugene

    Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Federal officials say the immigration crackdown in Minnesota is coming to an end, after mass detentions, protests and two deaths. Border czar Tom Homan made the announcement during a news

  3. Advocate

    Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Minneapolis immigration operation, claiming success (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    The federal incursion led to two deaths and sparked massive protests in Minnesota and across the country.

  4. Rolling Stone

    Tallying the Damage Of ICE's Assault on Minneapolis (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration is ending its immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis after over a month of devastation.

  5. CNN

    Takeaways: Enforcement surge ending in Minneapolis as state and DHS officials face tough questions in Senate (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan announced the federal immigration surge in Minnesota would end, while state officials were being grilled about the circumstances that led to that crackdown.

  6. The Oregonian

    Trump administration says it will end Minnesota immigration crackdown (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The enforcement surge in Minnesota led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents.

  7. CBS News

    Border czar says Minnesota immigration operation surge is ending: "I don (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Immigration crackdown in Minnesota ending, federal authorities say (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The operation, which began last year, resulted in thousands of arrests and multiple shootings.

  9. Newsweek

    Minnesota immigration crackdown ending, Tom Homan says (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The ICE and Border Patrol surge into Minnesota saw widespread disorder and deadly clashes.

  10. NBC News

    Trump administration says it is ending its immigration surge in Minneapolis (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Border "czar" Tom Homan said coordination with local law enforcement and success of immigration enforcement have contributed to the end of Operation Metro Surge.

  11. KVOA Tucson

    Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan says the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched

  12. WHDH Boston

    Federal authorities end immigration crackdown in Minnesota - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shootings of two

  13. Forbes

    ‘Operation Metro Surge’ Will End In Minneapolis, Homan Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A “significant draw down” of federal immigration enforcement agents “has already been underway this week and will continue to next week,” Homan said.

  14. The Daily Signal

    BREAKING: ICE Surge Ending in Minnesota, Border Czar Homan Announces (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday.

  15. NPR

    Trump's border czar signals end to immigration operation in Minnesota (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Trump administration border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that the immigration surge that prompted widespread protests and claimed the lives of two U.S. citizens is drawing to a close.

  16. NPR

    ‘Operation Metro Surge’ to end in Minnesota : Here & Now Anytime (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan said the Trump administration's controversial months-long immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota that led to the deaths of two American citizens and widespread outrage across the country will conclude.

  17. Deutsche Welle

  18. Digital Journal

    Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    President Donald Trump's pointman on Thursday announced the end of aggressive immigration operations in Minnesota that triggered large protests and

  19. WSVN Miami

    Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said

  20. MyNorthwest

    A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    The Trump administration has announced the end of a massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota after two and a half protest-filled months, 4,000 arrests and

  21. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    Border czar hails a 'safer' Minnesota as he says the state's immigration crackdown is over (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    Charleston Gazette-Mail's feed description

    The Trump administration says it is ending its massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota after weeks of angry mass protests, thousands of arrests and two fatal shootings. Border czar Tom Homan

  22. The Daily Caller

    Tom Homan Announces End To ICE Surge Operation In Minnesota (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan announced an end to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota following an improvement in the arrests of public safety threats.

  23. Al Jazeera

    US border chief says Trump agrees to end deportation surge in Minnesota (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US border chief announces the conclusion of a federal operation with 700 immigration agents set to leave Minnesota.

  24. Townhall

    Border Czar Just Made a Huge Announcement About ICE Operations in Minnesota (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Border czar Tom Homan ends Minnesota ICE enforcement surge amid recent shootings and protests.

  25. Breitbart News

    Tom Homan Touts Illegal Migrant Roundup Success as He Ends 'Metro Surge' in Minneapolis (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Border chief Tom Homan announced the end of "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis while declaring the successful arrest of more than 4,000 illegal migrants.

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