ICE arrests fell nearly 12% following Minneapolis killings and immigration leadership shake-up

ICE arrests dropped from an average of 8,347 per week to 7,369 per week in the five weeks after border czar Tom Homan announced a drawdown of agents in Minnesota on February 4. The shift followed the late-January killings of two American citizens by immigration officers in Minneapolis and the subsequent removal of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired in early March, a move that polling suggests may be linked to public disapproval of the Minnesota enforcement operation.