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Trump Scales Back ICE in Minnesota Amid Public Outcry

4/26/2026

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Nearly two-thirds of Americans said ICE had gone too far after two Minneapolis killings.
On Feb. 4, President Donald Trump announced a drawdown of ICE agents in Minnesota, cutting weekly nationwide arrests to 7,369 from 8,347.
ICE arrests rose in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina and Florida after the drawdown, where the national share of arrestees without charges fell from 46 % to 41 %.

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Nearly two-thirds of Americans said ICE had gone too far after two Minneapolis killings.
On Feb. 4, President Donald Trump announced a drawdown of ICE agents in Minnesota, cutting weekly nationwide arrests to 7,369 from 8,347.
ICE arrests rose in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina and Florida after the drawdown, where the national share of arrestees without charges fell from 46 % to 41 %.