US Averts Shutdown, Eases Migrant Crackdown in Minneapolis

Tom ⁣Homan, whom ⁢the White House describes as its border czar, said Friday‍ night that the crackdown on migrants ‍would continue. But he added that “common sense cooperation allows us to reduce the number of people we⁤ have here.”

Some of the ICE and CBP agents could withdraw from the city if they cooperate with local police.

The situation escalated⁢ after agents of these ⁢services shot and killed two American citizens in Minneapolis, a mother of three, Renee Good, ‍and then Alex Preti. In the ⁤US, a wave of resistance against the brutality of the agents rose and the protests grew stronger.

Earlier in the week, President Trump said ⁣he was⁢ trying to de-escalate the situation, removing the commander of forces deployed in the city and sending Czar Tom Homan there. “The president wants to fix it and I’m going to fix it,”⁤ Homan was quoted as saying BBC. The question is weather it will work.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have called for the withdrawal of⁣ federal agents and an end to Operation Metro Surge, which deployed 3,000 Immigration ⁣and Customs Enforcement agents to the area to conduct large-scale raids. According ‍to the US administration, ⁤Minneapolis is one of the safe harbors for illegal immigrants. Homan‍ made the ⁢withdrawal of some forces ⁢conditional on cooperation with local authorities.

USA averts shutdown

because of the actions of agents in Minneapolis, ⁣the passage ‍of a ⁤large ‍package of bills to continue funding US departments and courts until the end ⁣of the ⁤fiscal year was⁣ threatened.According to the agreement ⁤that ended the longest shutdown in American history last fall, the package had to be approved by January ‍30. It narrowly passed the House of Representatives last week, but Democratic senators refused to approve it after Pretti’s killing on Saturday. It cannot pass⁤ without their votes because 60 out of 100 senators are needed and the Republicans only have 53.