Federal immigration agents are slated to withdraw from Minneapolis following a month-long enforcement surge that saw heightened scrutiny and two deaths, according to Time. White House border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 federal agents would be leaving the city.
Homan stated at a press conference that the drawdown was made possible by unprecedented cooperation between federal and local officials. The agents departing would be drawn from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but approximately 2,000 federal law enforcement officers would remain in the area, according to Time. "This is smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement," Homan said, as reported by Time. He added that a complete pullback of federal agents would depend on Minnesotas cooperation.
Meanwhile, Vox reported on the broader implications of the Trump administration's actions in Minneapolis, suggesting it had strained the Justice Department. Ian Millhiser, a senior correspondent at Vox, wrote that the DOJ was no longer capable of doing its job.
In other news, multiple sources reported on a variety of events. According to Variety, newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case allege Prince Andrew's involvement in pressuring an exotic dancer. Variety also noted that Finneas blasted the Epstein list.
Euronews reported that Estonian President Alar Karis expressed confidence in the U.S.'s commitment to NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause, despite past tensions with President Trump. However, Karis emphasized that Europe should strengthen its own defense capabilities to avoid relying solely on Article 5, acknowledging a past "naive" approach to security following the Soviet Union's collapse.
Additional reports covered a range of topics, including Pinterest engineers fired for privacy violations related to tracking layoffs, Halle Berry's criticism of Governor Newsom, and investigations into Savannah Guthrie's mother and Peter Mandelson regarding alleged Epstein email leaks, according to Vox. Variety also noted the decreased EPA enforcement and corporate misconduct at Pinterest.
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