Tom Homan’s Deft Handling of Mayor Frey’s Refusal to Enforce ‘Federal Immigration Laws’

He’s staying focused on creating a template for collaborative federal-local enforcement efforts.

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Tom Homan speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., July 10, 2025.

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As we’ve detailed (see here and here), President Trump has prudently placed his so-called border czar Tom Homan in charge of the enforcement surge in Minneapolis, supplanting Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and consigning Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to the back office.

On Tuesday, Homan had what he describes (in an X post) as a productive meeting with the top Democrats in the equation, Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Homan said, “We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets” but added, “We don’t agree on everything.”

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