Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Melanie's Nona in Washington, and we begin with breaking news.

The Trump administration today announcing it is ending its surge of federal agents to Minnesota and that a

quote significant drawdown is now underway. It comes as funding for the Department of Homeland Security

is set to lapse tomorrow, with Democrats and the White House so far unable to reach an agreement

on reforms to ICE. Starting in Minnesota, President Trump's border czar Tom Holman making the announcement

this morning that the federal government's immigration crackdown, dubbed Operation Metro Surge,

is over. After weeks of backlash, violent clashes between agents and protesters, and the deaths

of two American citizens. I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude.

A significant drawdown has already been underway this week, and we'll continue to the next week.

The surge is leaving Minnesota safer, Minneapolis, safer.

Because of the cooperation we got with the counties and the state and local law enforcement

responding to our needs, I'll say it again.

It's less of a sanctuary state for criminals.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walls reacting, welcoming the announcement, but also acknowledging it marks the start

of a long road ahead to recovery.

The announcement today by Mr. Holman, we are cautiously optimistic, as we've said, and that this surge of untrained, aggressive federal agents are going to leave Minnesota.

And I guess they'll go wherever they're going to go. But the fact of the matter is, they left us with

deep damage. Generational trauma, an issue the

president saw himself as being strong, certainly politically, has eroded into an albatross around

their neck. And so I think in my take was they knew they needed to get out of here, but in very

Trumpian fashion, they needed to save face.

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