""It's f**ked, and POTUS knew he needed to unf**k it," an administration adviser told Axios. Zoom in: Trump's most significant move came Monday morning, when he dispatched White House border czar Tom Homan to the Twin Cities - and essentially cut Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem out of the shambolic Minneapolis operation. Soon after Homan's appointment, DHS announced that the hard-charging head of the controversial immigration efforts, U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, would leave the state and return to his old job leading his sector in El Centro, Calif. "He's a cowboy, and it was a mess. It was only escalation, and no one was going to back down," a source familiar with the operations said. "Homan going is a good thing. Someone needed to step in.""
"Driving the news: Trump spent Sunday lamenting his administration's botched response to Pretti's shooting, including news conferences by Bovino and Noem in which they seemed "callous" about the man's death, a confidant who spoke with Trump told Axios. The White House wants to get the Minnesota immigration operation on solid footing as Senate Democrats threaten to shut down the federal government Friday because of the administration's controversial immigration enforcement efforts. "So it's Tom Homan to the rescue," the confidant said. A career immigration official who served under President Obama and Trump during his first term, Homan has a measure of credibility with the Democrats who run Minnesota that Noem - a committed Republican partisan - does not. Homan plans to meet with law enforcement on the ground, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both of whom have accused immigration agents of terrorizing Minnesotans and called on the agents to leave. Trump spoke with Walz and Frey on Monday and struck a new tone of cooperation."
Trump dispatched White House border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis and effectively sidelined Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the operation. DHS announced U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino would leave the state and return to El Centro. News conferences by Bovino and Noem after Pretti's shooting were perceived as callous, prompting criticism. Homan has credibility with Minnesota Democrats and plans to meet local law enforcement, Governor Tim Walz, and Mayor Jacob Frey. The White House aims to stabilize the immigration operation amid Democratic threats to shut down the federal government over enforcement tactics. Homan will steer operations and media engagement.
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