US President Donald Trump’s border czar said Thursday that the administration is ending its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.
The announcement appears to draw to a close Trump’s months-long deportation efforts in the state, which at its height involved thousands of immigration officers; federal agents killed two US citizens there this year, drawing widespread condemnation.
The drawdown also comes amid a broader federal pullback. The administration has quietly pulled out National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, The Washington Post reported.
The immigration crackdowns have become a political liability for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal noted, as polls show Americans souring on the administration’s maximalist enforcement tactics.