St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her met with the White House border czar Wednesday and said she looks “forward to seeing concrete next steps as” he “meets with local officials to de-escalate the situation in St. Paul.”
President Donald Trump announced he was placing Tom Homan in charge of the mission in Minnesota and Homan is reporting directly to the White House. He replaced Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino in the Twin Cities after federal officers fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Her said she met with Homan and his team Wednesday “to discuss the ongoing ICE surge in Minnesota. I appreciated the opportunity to share with them the harm this surge is having in our city. I reinforced the importance of immigrants and refugees to the fabric of our community.
“Changing leadership and opening lines of communication with leaders in Minnesota are promising steps toward building trust, ensuring accountability to federal actions, and finding a meaningful resolution to end this surge,” she said in a statement.
Homan met with Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday.
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In his meeting Walz “reiterated Minnesota’s priorities: impartial investigations into the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents, a swift, significant reduction in the number of federal forces in Minnesota, and an end to the campaign of retribution against Minnesota,” the governor’s office announced.
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