Trump replaced Gregory Bovin with Tom Homan, who was in charge of Minnesota immigration

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The battle comes hours after Trump announced that “front-line manager” Tom Homan would take over ICE operations. “I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota to see you soon,” Trump wrote. “I won’t go to that area, but I like it, and I like a lot of people there. Tom is tough, but just right, and he answers right to me.” After an agreement with authorities from Casa Branca, Homan will move to directly lead current immigration actions, suggesting a command funnel and more direct presidential control over the operation.

At this time, according to the newspaper, more than a thousand agents from the Federal Police and Frontline Protection (CBP) and two thousand ICE agents were mobilized in Minneapolis.

News of the upcoming Bovino news came shortly after President Trump dispatched his front-runner, Tom Homan, to take control of ICE operations in the state.

Thomas Douglas Homan, born November 28, 1961, is a veteran of the United States Security Forces and was designated by Donald Trump in November 2024 as a “front guard” during or after the President’s term. Homan is moving on to take the lead in federal immigration operations, replacing figures like Gregory Bovino to coordinate operations in states like Minnesota.

As a long-time executive, Homan served both during the Obama administration and the first Trump administration. Between January 2017 and June 2018, I was the temporary director of Serviço de Imigração e Alfândega dos Estados Unidos (ICE). Known for his hardline stance, he advocates large-scale deportations of immigrants in irregular situations and openly opposes “sanctuary city” policies.

In the Trump administration, Man has been one of the most vocal proponents of the frontline family separation policy adopted as a strategy to deter illegal immigration. After arriving in 2018, he returned to Fox News as a commentator and in 2022 joined the Heritage Foundation and contributed to Project 2025, a conservative initiative to reorganize the federal government.

In September 2024, the man is expected to be subpoenaed as part of an FBI investigation after being charged with receiving a $50 million bag from disbanded agents, in the context of undercover allegations involving top security companies. The investigation sought to clarify whether there was any promise of government contracts in the event of Trump’s election victory. In September 2025, the Department of Justice will now be investigated for falsifying evidence.

Homan’s name leading the immigration effort in Minnesota suggests a shift in command, maintaining the Trump administration’s hard line but with mostly Casa Branca-driven control over the implementation of federal agencies.