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ICE retreats from Minnesota after weeks of backlash

The Trump Administration calls this "de-escalation," the rest of us recognize it as smash-and-dash federalism.

Jason Weisberger
Feb 12, 2026
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Protest against ICE following the murder of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in Lower Manhattan. (Christopher Penler/shutterstock.com)

Trump’s “Border Czar” Tom Homan announced that, after months of mass arrests, slain citizens, and huge high-profile protests, ICE is already quietly slinking out of Minnesota.

Prepare for ol’ Grandpa Puddin’ Brain…

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