Trump to End Minnesota Immigration Blitz After Deaths, Protests

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations depart the area outside a residential building in Minneapolis on Feb. 5.Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

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By Catherine Lucey, Hadriana Lowenkron, and Alicia A. Caldwell

February 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM UTC

Updated on

February 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM UTC

The Trump administration is retreating from its immigration-enforcement blitz in Minnesota, pulling back after more than two months of operations that left two US citizens dead, spurred massive protests and torpedoed support for one of President Donald Trump’s signature policies.

The drawdown in forces, outlined Thursday by White House border czar Tom Homan, marks a major step to deescalate an operation that sparked congressional scrutiny of the administration’s tactics. Federal agents last month shot and killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis in incidents that were captured on video and drew national outrage.