Tom Homan Takes Command in Minnesota

After days of chaos, Border “Czar” Tom Homan has now taken over ICE operations in Minnesota. He met with Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to discuss the oversight of federal agents in the state. Mayor Frey even claimed that he spoke with President Trump, and they are essentially on the same wavelength.

The question is, will state leaders be willing to work with Homan – whom the Left has demonized – to calm the situation and restore order?

As reported by The Hill:

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said President Trump acknowledged during a call Monday that “the present situation” in the city cannot continue, amid public backlash following two fatal shootings involving federal immigration officers this month.

“I spoke with President Trump today and appreciated the conversation. I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end,” Frey wrote on social platform X, referring to the Trump administration’s ramped up immigration operation in Minnesota.

“The president agreed the present situation can’t continue,” he added.

The mayor also wrote that some federal agents will begin leaving the Twin Cities on Tuesday and he “will continue pushing for the rest involved in this operation to go.” Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is reportedly departing Minnesota Tuesday.

The president also announced Monday he is sending border czar Tom Homan to the state to oversee immigration enforcement. Frey said he will meet with Homan on Tuesday.

For weeks now, Minnesota has felt like it’s been living under a dark cloud. ICE operations escalated. Protests intensified. Rhetoric hardened. And tragically, over the weekend, that cloud turned deadly once again with another American killed during a confrontation involving ICE officers.

That’s not a talking point. That’s a reality, and it should stop everyone cold.

What’s different now is that it finally appears that leaders are recognizing just how close this situation came to spiraling completely out of control. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino has departed Minnesota, and command is now being assumed by Homan. And almost immediately, the tone has changed.

Walz and Frey both acknowledged productive conversations with President Trump and with Homan himself. I don’t think that shift happened by accident. It happened because the situation crossed a red line. And now two Americans are dead, who, despite your side of the argument, didn’t have to be.

This moment didn’t suddenly become bipartisan because politics changed. It became bipartisan because reality intervened. When Americans are being killed in the streets – regardless of politics – leaders have a responsibility to step back, de-escalate, and do their jobs.

And to be clear: This isn’t about assigning blame for every decision made on the ground. Law enforcement officers are operating under extreme pressure, facing online death threats, doxing campaigns, and coordinated resistance efforts. At the same time, citizens – some acting out of fear, some out of anger, some just desperate to be part of the pack – were encouraged to confront federal agents directly. That combination was combustible. And it exploded.

Even voices on the conservative side have begun acknowledging an uncomfortable truth: We cannot declare someone a criminal – and worthy of death – simply because they are armed or present at a protest. That has never been the standard, and it shouldn’t start now. Reflection isn’t weakness. It’s maturity.

President Trump appears to understand that. Why else would he be engaging directly with leaders he has openly clashed with –  and even campaigned against? Because the President knows how to read the room. Chaos and violence don’t serve anyone. That’s where Homan enters the picture.

For years, Homan was demonized by the Left as a symbol of cruelty simply because he took border enforcement seriously. The loudest of the Left seem to forget that Homan served under multiple Administrations – including Barack Obama’s – who gave Homan an award for “Distinguished Service” for doing essentially exactly what he’s doing now for President Trump. And in an unexpected plot twist, Homan has become the figure both sides are willing to sit down with.

In a statement following meetings with Minnesota leaders, Homan said they may not agree on everything, but they agree on supporting law enforcement and removing criminals from the streets. That shouldn’t be controversial. It should be foundational.

What we are seeing now is what should have happened from the start: leaders talking to each other instead of weaponizing rhetoric, citizens, and fear. Comparing federal agents to Nazis, invoking Holocaust imagery, and encouraging street-level confrontation didn’t protect anyone – it made things worse.

Even organizations like the NRA have pushed back against that kind of reckless framing. Immigration laws can be enforced in a humane manner. We’ve seen it before – under both Republican and Democrat Administrations alike. Deportations happened. Laws were enforced. And cities didn’t descend into chaos. And Homan got a medal.

What failed in Minnesota wasn’t the goal of border security. What failed was leadership that prioritized political theater over human life. Hopefully, with federal agents now reportedly scaling back their presence and leadership centralized under Homan, there’s at least an opening for de-escalation. That doesn’t mean everyone will be satisfied. It doesn’t mean disagreements disappear. But it does seem to signify that there are adults back in the room.

We should all hope this moment holds. Not because it validates one side or humiliates the other – but because no political victory is worth another American life.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more discussion of this latest development in Minnesota as Tom Homan has taken the reins. We’re also joined by U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell, who shared his reaction to the Homan meeting with Governor Walz and Mayor Frey.

Watch the full broadcast below: