The Department of Homeland Security plans to send “hundreds” of additional federal officers to Minnesota, Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday.
Additional officers were expected to arrive on Sunday and Monday, the secretary said in an interview that aired Sunday on Fox News.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a press conference to discuss ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, at One World Trade Center in New York City, Jan. 8, 2026.
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“They’ll arrive, there’ll be hundreds more in order to allow our ICE and our Border Patrol individuals that are working in Minneapolis to do so safely,” Noem said.
She added, “We’re going to continue to, if they conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, that’s a crime, and we will hold them accountable to those consequences.”