Minnesota immigration enforcement surge is ending, Trump border tsar says

US border tsar Tom Homan said the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota will end, telling reporters that President Donald Trump has approved his request to end the operation.

"I will also remain in Minnesota a little longer to oversee the drawdown, to ensure its success," Human said during the news conference on Thursday morning.

Homan said Minnesota has become "less of a sanctuary state" since local officials have cooperated more with federal immigration officers.

The announcement comes after two US citizens were fatally shot by federal immigration officers amid a surge of 2,000-plus personnel to the state.

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