The Democratic governor said he had spoken with top Trump administration officials.
Minnesota's Democratic Governor Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects federal immigration raids to end within days, not weeks, following weeks of unrest in the Twin Cities. Walz said he had spoken with President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday morning, and that these were the basis for his understanding that operations would ease up in the state.
“It would be my hope that Mr. Homan goes out before Friday and announces that this thing is done, and they’re bringing her down and they’re bringing her down in days,” Walz said of the operation. “That would be my expectation.” Earlier in the day, lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned leaders of the Department of Homeland Security agencies overseeing the Minnesota operation, which has seen two U.S. citizens shot and killed by federal agents, as well as sweeping arrests of immigrants of varying legal statuses. Newsweek reached out to DHS for comment, but officials deferred to the White House. This is a breaking news story that will be updated. A man walks past an “ICE Out“ sign hanging on a fence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 3, 2026.
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