Hi there, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York. There are new developments today for the city

at the beating heart of our country's struggle between democratic norms and autocratic practices,

a resistance that ranges from protesters on the streets and observers of federal operations all the way to state and local leaders, coming up against a Trump administration employing brutal tactics on the streets of Minneapolis, whose claims rarely match up with a reality.

Borders are Tom Homan today announced a drawdown in the number of federal

agents in Minneapolis.

I have announced effective immediately. We will draw down 700 people effective today.

700 law enforcement personnel. To put that into perspective, there are still going to be 2,000 agents roaming the streets of Minneapolis after the drawdown.

Typically, there are about 150 agents working on immigration enforcement activities in that area.

That reality is why local leaders are not letting up the pressure.

Both Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frye, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, say that the drawdown

is a step in the right direction, but they reiterated that Operation Metro Surge needs to come

to an end, especially as more and more instances of shocking behavior on the part of federal

agents comes to light. On Tuesday, ICE agents were seen drawing their guns and observers who have

been following them. Watch. They're pointing handguns at the drivers in the vehicle right now.

You know, hey, hey, get back. You guys need to stay back. You can record, but you gotta be back. Get out. Open your fucking door. I need to be back a little bit more. Hey, hey, get back. Hey, get the fucking back. Back. Come around. Any idea on you? Good by. You know any idea? No, no, no, dug it on the road.

Stay back over here.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that the observers were stalking

and obstructing officers who were on a targeted enforcement mission.

Adding to the urgency, many people in the ground are feeling, a wave of

brand new reporting that underscores the lawlessness of the forces in Minneapolis, and a Trump

administration that appears hellbent on enabling those practices. First, Wired is reporting that two

agents involved in the killing of Renee Good and Alex Prettie belong to units that, quote,

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