The White House is pushing back after Democrats praised the decision to scale down an immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said «nothing will ever stop» President Trump’s efforts.
Operation Metro Surge, a major Department of Homeland Security immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area, is coming to an end. The announcement follows weeks of demonstrations after two Americans were fatally shot by federal immigration agents.
Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday there would be a «significant drawdown» of immigration agents in the area. Leavitt said the mission has achieved its goals.
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Karoline Leavitt speaks during White House press briefing.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 26.
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«Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota has been a resounding success,» Leavitt said Friday on «Fox & Friends.»
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«It has resulted in the detention and deportation of more than 4,000 illegal alien criminals. Let me repeat, 4,000 illegal alien criminals just from Minnesota alone,» she added.
Homan took control of Minnesota operations in late January after the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti sparked widespread protests across the state. He said that while many agents are leaving, he and a smaller group will remain.
Leavitt stressed that immigration enforcement in Minnesota «absolutely will not» end, even after it scales back.