The Trump administration has announced a partial withdrawal of 700 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from Minnesota following widespread protests across the state.

Tom Homan, former ICE director and adviser to President Trump on deportations, said the reduction comes after an agreement with state officials to scale back the number of immigration inspectors in Minnesota.

Since January, more than 2,000 ICE agents had been deployed to the state, following a December order from President Trump to increase enforcement against undocumented immigrants. Reports indicate that some federal agents had already left Minnesota prior to the announcement, leaving only a limited presence in key areas.

The deployment sparked anger among residents after federal agents shot and killed two white Americans, prompting protests in multiple cities. In response, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for a full withdrawal of federal immigration inspectors from major areas.

President Trump, however, stated that his administration would “tweak things a little,” signalling a partial, rather than complete, pullback of federal agents.